Duplicate of Middle East & Central Asia: Physical Geography

Question 1

_________ is the main crop of Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Question 2

Identify a country that borders Iran.

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Iraq

Question 3

The Arabian Peninsula is rich in ________but not in __________.

Accepted Answer

Oil, Money

Question 4

What body of water borders Saudi Arabia to its east?

Accepted Answer

Persian Gulf

Question 5

All of the following are part of Central Asia, except:

Accepted Answer

Bahrain

Question 6

Which of the following is found on the Arabian Peninsula?

Accepted Answer

the largest sand desert in the world

Question 7

What is the reason the Aral Sea is shrinking?

Accepted Answer

irrigation

Question 8

What do you call the small particles of rich soil that are carried in the Nile River?

Accepted Answer

silt

Question 9

Which "sea" is actually the world's largest lake?

Accepted Answer

Caspian Sea

Question 10

What are mineral salts that are used to make fertilizer called?

Accepted Answer

phosphates

Question 11

Where does the Jordan River begin?

Accepted Answer

Syria

Question 12

This is a fertile area found in the desert caused by underground springs:

Accepted Answer

oasis

Question 13

Dry steambeds are called ______________

Accepted Answer

wadis

Question 14

Which word best describes Central Asia's physical geography?

Accepted Answer

landlocked

Question 15

What is the area highlighted in "Green" called?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 16

What part of Central Asia has been a major farming center for thousands of years?

Accepted Answer

Fergana Valley

Question 17

All of the above are included in the narrow waterway that separates Europe from Asia, except:

Accepted Answer

Meditearranean Sea

Question 18

The Red Sea separates Saudi Arabia from which country?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 19

Where is the mouth of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Accepted Answer

Persian Gulf

Question 20

What desert covers much of Syria and Jordan?

Accepted Answer

Syrian Desert

Question 21

What desert is found on the Arabian Peninsula?

Accepted Answer

Rub'al Khali

Question 22

Which two mountain ranges stretch across Turkey?

Accepted Answer

Pontic and Taurus

Question 23

The Jordan River empties into the:

Accepted Answer

Red Sea

Question 24

What are some key natural resources in Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

water, oil, gas and other minerals

Question 25

The Arabian Sea is part of which ocean?

Accepted Answer

Indian

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