Map of the Middle East.The Middle East is a region, not a continent. It includes parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Many Middle Eastern countries share geographical, political, and cultural similarities. Geographically, much of the Middle East is desert, but the region has abundant oil deposits, making many of the Middle Eastern countries major oil producers. Islam is the major religion in all countries except Cyprus and Israel. More than three fourths of the people are Arab. Name: 1. Name the country at 33[degrees]N, 44[degrees]E, and its capital, where U.S.-led forces are fighting a war: -- (*) 2. Which six countries share a border with that country? -- (*) 3. Name the country at 36[degrees]N, 51[degrees]E, which the U.S. fears is trying to produce nuclear weapons: -- (*) 4. Locate and identify the six Middle East countries with a coastline on the 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. : -- (*) 5. Oil is shipped through this body of water linking the Persian Gulf Persian Gulf, arm of the Arabian Sea, 90,000 sq mi (233,100 sq km), between the Arabian peninsula and Iran, extending c.600 mi (970 km) from the Shatt al Arab delta to the Strait of Hormuz, which links it with the Gulf of Oman. and the Arabian Sea Arabian Sea, ancient Mare Erythraeum, northwest part of the Indian Ocean, lying between Arabia and India. The Gulf of Aden, extended by the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Oman, extended by the Persian Gulf, are its principal arms. : -- (*) 6. This country at 32[degrees]N, 35[degrees]E, is a Jewish homeland: -- (*) 7. Locate and identify the large body of water on Saudi Arabia's west coast: -- (*) For #8, write the country for each capital city: 8. Damascus: -- ; Jerusalem: -- ; Tehran: -- 9. This waterway reduces distance ships must travel between the Mediterranean and Arabian seas: -- 10. Calculate the distance [to the nearest 100 miles] between Basra, Iraq, and Tehran, Iran: -- Answers 1. Iraq; Baghdad 2. Turkey, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. , Jordan, Syria 3. Iran 4. Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt 5. Strait of Hormuz Noun 1. Strait of Hormuz - a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman Strait of Ormuz Arabian Sea - a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia 6. Israel 7. Red Sea 8. Syria; Israel; Iran 9. Suez Canal Suez Canal, Arab. Qanat as Suways, waterway of Egypt extending from Port Said to Port Tawfiq (near Suez) and connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez and thence with the Red Sea. The canal is somewhat more than 100 mi (160 km) long. 10. 400 miles |
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