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Chapter 17: Northeast of the Mediterranean
Chapter 17: Northeast of the Mediterranean
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World Geography: Northeast of the Mediterranean
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1
What is common in all three of the Northeast of the Mediterranean countries?
Tsunamis
Floods
Monsoons
Volcanic Eruptions
2
What lies between the Pontic and Taurus Mountains?
Anatolian Plateau
Iranian Plateau
Tontic Plateau
Turkish Plateau
3
What country is the Caspian Sea the dominant water feature of?
All of the above
Turkey
Iraq
Iran
4
What is the river that the Caspian Sea is receiving less water from?
Don River
Volga River
Tigris River
Koma River
5
What are the two mountain ranges in Turkey?
Elburz and Zagros
Ural and Caucasus
Tigris and Euphrates
Pontic and Taurus
6
Where does Shatt al Arab flow after its convergence?
The Persian Gulf
The Mersin Gulf
Sea of Marmara
The Caspian Sea
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What water system(s) are slowly shrinking due to evaporation + less water coming from a river?
The Bosporus
Tigris River
Capsian Sea
The Dardanelles
8
What water system(s) make up the ancient region of Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The Bosporus
The Dardanelles
Caspian Sea
9
What is the climate of Interior Turkey?
Arid Steppe
Humid Continental Steppe
Semi-Arid Steppe
Marine West Coast Steppe
10
What is the tallest peak of the Elburz Mountains?
Mount Demirkazik
Mount Damavand
Mount Zard-Kuh
Mount Kaçkar Dağı
11
What is a reason the Caspian Sea is important?
Tourist Attraction
Trade
Fishing
Valuable Resources
12
Which country is not part of the Northeast Mediterranean region?
Syria
Turkey
Iraq
Iran
13
What peninsula is located where Europe and Asia meet?
Baghdadian Peninsula
Anatolian Peninsula
Tehranian Peninsula
Mediterranean Peninsula
14
What is the converged part of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers called?
Arab al Shatt
Shatt al Arab
Nahr al-Kabir al-Shamali
Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi
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Iraq and Iran are among the leading producers of what?
Oil
Iron Ore
Copper
Petroleum
16
What fault extends across Turkey?
South Anatolian
Ankaran
San Andreas
North Anatolian
17
Where do the Turkish Straits empty?
Black Sea
Aegean Sea
Caspian Sea
Sea of Marmara
18
What is the climate of Coastal Turkey?
Mediterranean
Humid Continental
Semi-Arid
Marine West Coast
19
Coastal and highland areas near the mountain ranges usually receive the most...
Rainfall
Communication
Trade
Wind
20
What are the two mountain ranges in Iran?
Tigris and Euphrates
Kurd and Hamrin
Elburz and Zagros
Tibesti and Atlas
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What are the most significant natural resources found in this area?
Copper
Fossil Fuels
Oil
Gold
22
Which river is longer: Tigris or Euphrates?
No one knows
They're the same length
Tigris
Euphrates
23
What water system(s) link the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea?
Dead Sea
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Caspian Sea
Turkish Straits