Map of the Middle East.The Middle East is a region, not a continent. Much of the land is desert and several Middle Eastern countries are important oil producers. Culturally, Islam is the major religion in all of the countries except Israel and Cyprus. 1. Locate the following countries and geographical features: (A) The country at 33[degrees]N, 44[degrees]E, where U.S. and British troops have ousted dictator Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein (born April 28, 1937, Tikrit, Iraq—died Dec. 30, 2006, Baghdad) President of Iraq (1979–2003). He joined the Ba'th Party in 1957. Following participation in a failed attempt to assassinate Iraqi Pres. : -- (B) The two major rivers of this country: -- (C) The country's capital city: --; a major port city in the south: -- 2. President Bush has urged Israel and the Palestinians to adopt a "roadmap" for peace to bring about a Palestinian state The Palestinian state (Arabic (دولة فلسطين) is a proposed country. The proposed location includes the Gaza Strip and the autonomously controlled areas of the West Bank, currently controlled by the Palestinian National . (A) Name the two areas within Israel currently under partial Palestinian control: -- (B) What city is the capital of Israel? -- (C) What body of water borders Israel on the west? -- 3. Locate and identify each of these cities in the Middle East and name the country. Underline the city if it is the country's capital: (A) 21[degrees]N, 40[degrees]E: --, -- (B) 36[degrees]N, 51[degrees]E: --, -- (C) 41[degrees]N, 29[degrees]E: --, -- (D) 30[degrees]N, 31[degrees]E: --, -- 4. Calculate the distance (to the nearest 100 miles) if you flew from Damascus, Syria, to Baghdad, Iraq: -- Answers 1. (A) Iraq (B) Tigris and Euphrates Tigris and Euphrates is a German strategy board game designed by Reiner Knizia and first published in 1997 by Hans im Glück in German (as Euphrat und Tigris). rivers (C) Baghdad; Basra 2. (A) West Bank, Gaza Strip Gaza Strip (gäz`ə), (2003 est. pop. 1,330,000) rectangular coastal area, c.140 sq mi (370 sq km), SW Asia, on the Mediterranean Sea adjoining Egypt and Israel, in what was formerly SW Palestine. (B) Jerusalem (C) Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea [Lat.,=in the midst of lands], the world's largest inland sea, c.965,000 sq mi (2,499,350 sq km), surrounded by Europe, Asia, and Africa. Geography The Mediterranean is c.2,400 mi (3,900 km) long with a maximum width of c. ; 3. (A) Mecca, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. (B) Tehran, Iran (C) Istanbul, Turkey (D) Cairo, Egypt 4. 400 miles |
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