World Geography Sw Asia Unit 7: Chapter 21
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Quiz on southwest Asia-Grade 9
- 1.How are the plateaus of Iran and Anatolia different?
- 2.Why is the interior of Turkey semi Arid?
- 3.Southwest Asia connects 3 continents which are
- A.
Antartica, europe, africa
- B.
Europe, asia, africa
- C.
Southwest asia, asia, africa
- 4.The capital of afghanistan is
- A.
Kabul
- B.
Muscat
- C.
Damascus
- 5.The golan heights is an important landmark in southwest asia because
- A.
Israel and Syria have decided that the land belongs to Israel
- B.
Israel and Syria have been able to successfully split the region to make peace
- C.
Israel and Syria have been waging war over it since 1967
- 6.The most valuable resources in SWest Asia are ______ and __________.
- 7.The Anatolian Peninsula is occupied by the country of __________
- 8.The Persian Gulf is also called the ____________ ________.
- 9.The Arabian Peninsula is primarily this landform..
- A.
Plateau
- B.
Plain
- C.
Desert
- 10.Wadis are .......
- A.
Riverbeds that are dry except during the rainy season
- B.
Riverbeds that are filled with water flowing from the Tigris river
- C.
Riverbeds that are dry because of the desert like conditions of Arabian peninsula
- 11.The most important mountain range is Iran is _______ mountains
- 12.The dead sea is between which 2 countries?
- A.
Saudi Arabia and Egypt
- B.
Egypt and jordan
- C.
Lebanon and Jordan
- 13.The ______ and ______ rivers supported ancient river valley civilizations
- 14.This river serves as a natural boundary between Israel and Jordan
- A.
Euphrates River
- B.
Tigris River
- C.
Jordan River
- 15.The worlds greatest deposits of oil are found here
- A.
Strait of Hormuz
- B.
Persian Gulf
- C.
Arabian Sea
- 16.Rub-Al-Khali
- A.
It is a region landlocked between Syria and Jordan
- B.
It is the language of the locals in Kuwait
- C.
Is the most famous desert in SW asia
- 17.Salt Flats are caused in Iran because
- A.
Zagros mountains that prevent rains from coming into the region
- B.
Extreme moisture that creates salt particles in the soil
- C.
Desert like climate
- 18.There are 2 types of deserts in southwest asia
- A.
Salty and hot
- B.
Sandy and dry
- C.
Sandy and salty
- 19.The 2 important rivers in Turkey are ___________ and ________________.
- 20.Desalinization is essentially.............
- A.
Removal of salt from the water
- B.
Removal of waste from the water
- C.
Removal of bacteria from the water
- 21.Water pumped from underground aquifers is called _________ water
- 22.Oil is found in _________ in this region rather than in the soil
- 23.Petroleum that has not been processed is called _______ _______.
- 24.Where might you find a refinery?
- A.
Near the coast
- B.
In the interiors
- C.
Near the lakes
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