Middle East: Geography
This is a quiz on that covers the Geography standards for the Middle East
- 1.
1.) The Middle East is located in
- A.
Southeast Asia
- B.
Northwest Asia
- C.
Southwest Asia
- D.
Northeast Asia
Correct Answer
C. Southwest Asia -
- 2.
The Jordan River is a key water source for all of the following countries EXCEPT
- A.
Lebanon
- B.
Syria
- C.
Israel
- D.
Saudi Arabia
Correct Answer
D. Saudi Arabia -
- 3.
A body of water between northeast Africa and Asia is
- A.
Dead Sea
- B.
Black Sea
- C.
Suez Canal
- D.
Red Sea
Correct Answer
D. Red Sea -
- 4.
The most common landform in the Middle East is:
- A.
River
- B.
Desert
- C.
Mountains
Correct Answer
B. Desert -
- 5.
What is the name of the narrow waterway between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf that is a critically important shipping channel?
- A.
Gaza Strip
- B.
Suez Canal
- C.
Strait of Hormuz
- D.
Arabian Sea
Correct Answer
C. Strait of Hormuz -
- 6.
The three major ethnic groups in the Middle East are: Persians, Arabs, and
- A.
Jews
- B.
Kurds
- C.
African Americans
Correct Answer
B. Kurds -
- 7.
What is desalination?
- A.
Process of taking salt out of the seawater and using it for drinking
- B.
An underground layer of rock and sand that contains water
- C.
Water below the surface that supplies wells and springs
Correct Answer
A. Process of taking salt out of the seawater and using it for drinking -
- 8.
Which Middle East country is the world's largest oil producer?
- A.
Isreal
- B.
Turkey
- C.
Saudi Arabia
- D.
Iraq
Correct Answer
C. Saudi Arabia -
- 9.
About 90% of Muslims are:
- A.
Sunni
- B.
Shi'a
- C.
Shellis
Correct Answer
A. Sunni -
- 10.
Which Middle East country has the highest literacy rate?
- A.
Iran
- B.
Saudi Arabia
- C.
Turkey
- D.
Israel
Correct Answer
D. Israel -
- 11.
What group of Muslims believe the community should choose the best leader rather than a prophet's family member?
- A.
Sunni
- B.
Shi'a
Correct Answer
A. Sunni -
- 12.
Kurds live in mountainous parts of the Middle East, an area informally called:
- A.
Afghanistan
- B.
Kurdistan
- C.
Israel
Correct Answer
B. Kurdistan -
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