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Middle East Full Geography Review
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1
Which country has their pistachio crop hurting from lack of water?
Israel
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
2
Most people in the Middle East have left the nomadic lifestyle and settled in ______.
cities
oasis
desert
valleys
3
This river was very beneficial for ancient Egypt.
Tigris
Euphrates
Nile
Jordan
4
Which country has war damage to water treatment facilities?
Israel
Iran
Afghanistan
Iraq
5
A _____ shows the distance between places on a map.
scale
meridian
legend
compass rose
6
Removing salt from seawater to make it drinkable is called _________.
extracing
desalination
desalting
straining
7
Most people in the Middle East live near oil or ______.
trees
silver
water
gold
8
Which country has built desalination plants to aid in getting clean water to its people?
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Turkey
9
Which country uses its location between Europe and Asia as a transportation route?
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Turkey
10
Which is the area of land that is often times fought over between Israel and it's neighbors?
Red Sea
Suez Canal
Arabian Sea
Gaza Strip
11
The stone, triangular shaped building used as a tomb for pharaohs was a _______.
temple
pyramid
ziggurat
synagogue
12
What is the name of the man-made structure that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?
Strait of Hormuz
Gaza Strip
Suez Canal
Jordan River
13
The code of ______ was one of the earliest sets of laws in Mesopotamia.
Hammurabi
Tut
Ramses
Nefertiti
14
Which of these is the oil rich area of the Middle East?
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Tigris River
Arabian Sea
15
A society that splits people up based on economic standing is a _____ society.
religious
unitary
democratic
class
16
What is the name of the "picture writing" used by the ancient Egyptians?
script
heiroglyphics
Old English
cuneiform
17
Which country has water pollution due to oil spills in the Black Sea?
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Israel
Iraq
18
A ______ is a temple built on a pyramid shaped tower.
sphinx
mosque
church
ziggurat
19
The ______ is the zero degree line of latitude.
equator
prime meridian
20
Which is the main water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria?
Gaza Strip
Suez Canal
Arabian Sea
Jordan River
21
Which country has failed septic and sewer systems leading to water pollution?
Turkey
Iran
Afghanistan
Israel
22
Which is the burial site of pharaohs where King Tut was found?
Valley of the Kings
Hill of Tombs
Death Valley
Nile River
23
People settled in ancient Mesopotamia because of the ____________.
fishing
fertile soil
cold weather
abundance of trees
24
Which country started using an even/odd driving system because of the amount of cars?
Israel
Turkey
Afghanistan
Iraq
25
Which two rivers were home to early civilizations in Mesopotamia?
Tigris, Euphrates
Nile, Jordan
Tigris, Jordan
Jordan, Euphrates
26
One of the earliest writing styles was _____, wedge-shaped writing found in Mesopotamia.
cursive
script
heiroglyphics
cuneiform
27
Which pharaoh was the Great Pyramid built for?
Nefertiti
Tut
Khufu
Khafre
28
A ____ shows what the symbols on a map represent.
legend
compass rose
scale
parallel
29
An ancient wonder of the world was the Hanging Gardens of _______.
Egypt
Sumer
Babylon
Jerusalem
30
Which pharaoh was the "Boy King" who was pharaoh at age 9?
Tut
Akhenaton
Hatsepshut
Ramses