Map of the Middle East.The Middle East is a region, not a continent. It includes parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe. Many of the countries of this region share geographical, cultural, and political similarities. Geographically, much of the Middle East is desert, but the region has rich and abundant oil deposits, making many of the countries of the Middle East important oil producers. Culturally, Islam is the major religion in all of the countries except Israel and Cyprus. 1. (A) The country, at 33[degrees]N, 44[degrees]E, where the U.S. transferred power to an interim government in June 2004: -- (B) Name the captured dictator of this country who will go on trial for crimes he committed against his own citizens: -- (C) Millennia ago, this country's two major rivers helped create the "cradle of civilization." Name the rivers: -- (D) Important cities: the capital: --; a major city in the north: --; a port city on 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. Physical GeographyThe Persian Gulf, called the Arabian Gulf by the Arabs, is mostly shallow and has many islands, of which Bahrain is the largest.: -- 2. Peace between Israel and the Palestinians, secure borders for Israel, and a Palestinian state remain elusive goals in the Middle East. Israel is surrounded by Arab Muslim countries, which sympathize with Palestinians. Name these countries: - - Name two Israeli Occupied Territories that are under partial Palestinian control: -- 3. Locate and identify the countries with a coastline on the Persian Gulf (all of which are oil rich): -- 4. Locate and identify each of these countries of the Middle East, then name the capital: (A) 20[degrees]N, 57[degrees]E: -- (C) 30[degrees]N, 36[degrees]E: -- (B) 35[degrees]N, 40[degrees]E: -- (D) 16[degrees]N, 50[degrees]E: -- 5. Calculate the distance (to the nearest 100 miles) if you flew from Baghdad, Iraq, to Doha, Qatar: -- Map of the Middle East 1. (A) Iraq (B) Saddam Hussein (C) Tigris Tigris (tī`grĭs), river of SW Asia, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) long, rising in the Taurus Mts., E Turkey, and flowing SE through Iraq to join the Euphrates River, with which it forms the Shatt al Arab. The Tigris is called the Hiddekil in the Bible. and Euphrates Euphrates (y  frā`tēz), Turkish Frat, Arabic Al Furat, river of SW Asia, c. rivers (D) Baghdad; Kirkuk Kirkuk (kĭrk k`), city (1987 pop. 418,624), NE Iraq. It is the center of Iraq's oil industry and is connected by pipelines to ports on the Mediterranean Sea. Oil production throughout the 1980s was reduced because of the Iran-Iraq War.; Basra Basra (bŭs`rə), Arabic al Basrah, city (1987 pop. 406,296), SE Iraq, on the Shatt al Arab. Basra is Iraq's second largest city and principal port. Its commercially advantageous location, near oil fields and 75 mi (121 km) from the Persian Gulf, has made it prosperous. 2. Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, (Gaza Strip and the West Bank are not independent) 3. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates 4. (A) Oman; Muscat Muscat, Maskat, or Masqat (all: mŭs`kăt, mŭs`kət), city (1993 pop. 533,774), capital of Oman, SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman. It is flanked by rugged mountains. (B) Syria; Damascus (C) Jordan; Amman (D) Yemen; Sanaa 5. 600 miles |
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