Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Category 4
Category 5
10
10
10
10
10
20
20
20
20
20
30
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
40
50
50
50
50
50
Category 1 questions follow
Question
1. The Middle East is often called the “crossroads
of the world” because it lies at the intersection of
three continents - __________________,
____________________, ____________________.
Answer
Africa, Asia, and Europe
Question
2. What is the most common landform in the
Middle East? _________________________
Answer
Desert
Question
3. This river originates in the mountains of Israel,
Lebanon, and Syria and flows into the Dead Sea.
__________________________________
Answer
Jordan River
Question
4. These two rivers start in the mountains of
Turkey and is considered the cradle of the ancient
Middle Eastern civilizations.
_________________________,
___________________________
Answer
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Question
5. This area of 146 square miles is bordered on
the south by Egypt, on the west by the
Mediterranean Sea, and on the north and east by
Israel. _______________________________
Answer
Gaza Strip
Category 2 questions follow
Question
6. Connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red
Sea. ______________________________
Answer
Suez Canal
Question
7. Arm of the Indian Ocean between Africa and
Asia. ________________________________
Answer
Red Sea
Question
Narrow waterway between the Gulf of Oman and
the Persian Gulf.
_______________________________________
Answer
Strait of Hormuz
Question
9. Shallow arm of Arabian Sea, hold some of the
most important oil fields in the world.
_____________________________________
Answer
Persian Gulf
Question
Region of Indian Ocean that borders India, Pakistan,
Iran and Arabian Peninsula. What is this region
called?
Answer
Arabian Sea
Category 3 questions follow
Question
What are the three main water issues facing
Southwest Asia today?
Answer
Scarcity
Pollution
Unequal distribution
Question
What is an aquifer?
Answer
Underground layer of rock and sand containing
water
Question
Where are two areas you will find the densest
populations in the Middle East?
Answer
Near water
Near oil
Question
How is oil distributed in the Middle East?
Answer
Unevenly or unequally
Question
What country has the world’s largest oil reserves?
Answer
Saudi Arabia
Category 4 questions follow
Question
A group identified on the basis of race, national
origin and culture/religion is a(n)
_________________________ group.
Answer
Ethnic group
Question
A __________________ group has a distinct identity
based on common religious beliefs and practices.
Answer
Religious group
Question
This ethnic group lives primarily in Iran and speak
Farsi. __________________________
Answer
Persian
Question
This ethnic group lives mostly in the mountains of
several countries and longs to have their own
independent nation.
________________________________
Answer
Kurds
Question
This ethnic groups is the largest in the Middle East
and many are Sunni Muslim.
Answer
Arabs
Category 5 questions follow
Question
This ethnic group is considered a religious group as
well. They live primarily in Israel.
________________________________________
Answer
Jews
Question
Category 5 question for 20 points
Answer
Category 5 answer for 20 points
Question
The three prominent religions in Southwest Asia are
_________________, _______________________,
_____________________.
Answer
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Question
This religion is based on the Torah and is the oldest
of the three :
____________________________________
Answer
Judaism
Question
This religion teaches that there is only one God and
that Muhammad is his prophet:
______________________________
Answer
Islam