Transcript Which bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz

STUDY PARTY
POWERPOINT
Unit 1 – Middle Eastern
Geography
What is the
name of this
body of
water?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers meet in
which county?
Iraq
What is the
name of this
body of
water?
The Suez Canal is linked
together by which two bodies of
water?
Mediterranean Sea &
Red Sea
What is the
name of this
river?
Which bodies of water are
connected by the Strait of Hormuz?
The Arabian Sea and the
Persian Gulf
What is the
name of this
country?
What makes it possible to get to the
Mediterranean Sea from the Arabian Sea
without having to sail around the continent
of Africa?
The Suez Canal
Near which country are the Gaza
Strip and the West Bank located?
Israel
What is the
name of this
river?
What river runs through Syria,
Israel, and Jordan?
Jordan River
What is the
name of this
body of
water?
Out of the different landforms we
have studied, which is man-made??
Canals
What is the
name of this
body of
water?
Which Middle Eastern country is
located in both Europe and
Asia?
Turkey
What is the
name of this
country?
What body of water connects the
Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf?
Strait of Hormuz
What is the
name of this
river?
What meets the Euphrates River in Iraq?
Tigris River
What is the
name of this
country?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through
which county?
Iraq
What is the
name of this
country?
The Suez Canal is linked
together by what two bodies of
water?
Mediterranean Sea &
Red Sea
What is the
name of this
body of
water?
Many of the largest cities in
Southwest Asia are located on or
near
Rivers
What continents come together, or meet,
in the Middle East?
Asia, Africa, and Europe
Which body of water supplies
Israel with most of its fresh
water?
Jordan River
The Dead Sea is on the border of
which two nations?
Israel & Jordan
What is the largest country on
the Arabian Peninsula?
Saudi Arabia
What is the
name of this
body of
water?
People living in the deserts of the Middle
East have usually made their living by
Trading and Herding
animals
What is the climate of most of the Middle
East?
Arid
Because mountains block winds
coming from the oceans, much of
the interior of Southwest Asia is
Desert
The increasing population growth in
Southwest Asia has increased the pollution
of the water supply. Which industry has
been directly affected by this pollution?
Agriculture (Farming)
How does oil production affect the
standard of living in Southwest Asia?
The higher the oil
production, the higher the
standard of living
What is the
name of this
country?
Given a choice, where do people
in Southwest Asia settle?
River Valleys
What is the
name of this
country?
The Jordan River empties into the
Dead Sea
What is the
name of this
body of
water?
Which country in the Middle East is
landlocked?
Afghanistan
What is the
name of this
body of
water?
How have the major rivers of Southwest
Asia become a part of political conflict?
Building Dams
What is the
name of this
desert?
Which country shares a border with both
the Mediterranean and the Black Sea?
Turkey
What is the
name of this
body of
water?
What country lies to the west of Iran?
Iraq
What is the
name of this
river?
What country is south of Lebanon, west
of Jordan and east of Egypt?
Israel
What is the
name of this
body of
water?
What body of water is in-between Iran
and Saudi Arabia?
Persian Gulf
What is the
name of this
river?
What physical feature could Iran block
half the world’s petroleum from getting
out of the Middle East?
Strait of Hormuz
What is the
name of this
landform?
In what country is the source of the Tigris
and Euphrates River?
Turkey
What is the
name of this
body of
water?
What country in the Middle East is to the
south of the Caspian Sea?
Iran
What is the
name of this
country?
What body of water is in-between Saudi
Arabia and Egypt?
Red Sea
What is the
name of this
desert?