Test your Middle East map skills!The Middle East is a vital region. It's the home of three of the world's great religions: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Most of the world's supply of oil also comes from this area. And, throughout history, wars have raged in the region, as many different people have claimed the lands of the Middle East as their own. Do you know which countries are considered part of the Middle East? What great cities are found there? Which of the world's great rivers flow in the region? Study the map of the Middle East, then answer the questions below. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] QUESTIONS 1. What is the smallest country in the Middle East?-- 2. The Euphrates River Euphrates River Turkish Firat Nehri Arabic Nahr al Furat River, Middle East. The largest river in Southwest Asia, it rises in Turkey and flows southeast across Syria and through Iraq. begins in which country?-- 3. What sea borders Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. on the west?-- 4. What is the easternmost country in the Middle East?-- 5. Syria borders five other countries. Which ones?-- 6. What is the capital of Oman Noun 1. capital of Oman - a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman Masqat, Muscat Muscat and Oman, Oman, Sultanate of Oman - a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is ?-- 7. Eight countries border 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. . Saudi Arabia is the largest, and Bahrain is the smallest. What are the other six countries?-- 8. Jerusalem, Israel, is less than 100 miles from what other Middle Eastern capital city?-- 9. Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is on the banks of what great river?-- 10. Which Middle Eastern country is part of Europe and also part of Asia? -- ANSWERS 1. Bahrain 2. Turkey 3. The Red Sea 4. Iran 5. Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey 6. 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. 7. Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. 8. Amman, Jordan 9. The Nile 10. Turkey |
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