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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?
Persian Gulf
Gaza Strip
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia?
tropical and rainy
hot and dry
moderate and cool
windy and cold
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria?
Tigris River
Suez Cana
Euphrates River
Jordan River
- 4. Multiple Choice
The process of removing salt from saltwater in order to make it suitable for farming and drinking is known as ___.
desalination
extraction
naturalization
absorption
- 5. Multiple Choice
What are the three prominent religions in Southwest Asia?
Judaism, Islam, Hinduism
Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity
Persian, Islam, Christianity
Judaism, Islam, Christianity
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which feature is located at letter L.
Suez Canal
Iranian Sea
Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
- 7. Multiple Choice
Arabia is a peninsula rather than an island. Why?
Arabia is too mountainous to be an island.
Arabia was not formed by active volcanoes.
Arabia is surrounded by water on three sides.
Arabia has more desert areas than island areas.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is this physical feature?
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Euphrates River
Jordan River
- 9. Multiple Choice
Arabia's deserts have a very limited amount of water. There are no permanent lakes or rivers! So, where is the freshwater?
Streams
Oceans
Deltas
Oases
- 10. Multiple Choice
The saltiest lake and lowest point on Earth; located on the border between Israel and Jordan and fed by the Jordan River is the ______________________.
Bosporus
Lake Baikal
Dead Sea
Jordan River
- 11. Multiple Choice
What word describes the discrimination Jews have faced?
diaspora
anti-semitism
Zionism
- 12. Multiple Choice
It is the only remaining piece of the Second Temple, which was destroyed in 70 a.d. By the Romans.
Northern Wall
Eastern Wall
Southern Wall
Western Wall
- 13. Multiple Choice
A shrine, housed the spot where Muslims believe their prophet Muhammad rose into heaven
Dome of the Rock
Temple
Mosque
Jerusalem
- 14. Multiple Choice
What country has become home to refugees fleeing oppressive governments in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Palestine
- 15. Multiple Choice
An ethnic group, at the end of World War I they were promised a homeland but never received it. They also called as stateless nation.
Persians
Mandaeans
Kurds
Turks
- 16. Multiple Choice
A fundamentalist political group that offered refuge to Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda terrorist network in Afghanistan.
Taliban
Ennahda Movement
Democratic Union Party
The Palestinian Territories
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which resource is the most abundant in the Middle East?
timber
gold
oil
coal
- 18. Multiple Choice
It is separated from the continent of Africa by the Red Sea on the southwest and from the rest of Asia by the Persian Gulf on the east.
Jordan River
Suez Canal
Mediteranean Sea
Arabian Peninsula
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which religion is based on the life and teachings of Muhammed?
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
- 20. Multiple Choice
The place of worship for Islam is...
Church
Mosque
Temple
Synagogue
- 21. Multiple Choice
The place of worship for Judaism is...
Church
Mosque
Synagogue
Temple
- 22. Multiple Choice
The place of worship for Christianity is...
Church
Mosque
Temple
Synagogue
- 23. Multiple Choice
What is common for the three religious group: Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
Muhammed is the last prophet
They believe in the same prophet
They believe in one God
They pray in the same day
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