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S.W. Asia Geography,
Geography, Oil and Water of the Middle East
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Jordan River flows into what sea? | Dead Sea |
| Iraq has what two rivers running through the country | Euphrates and Tigris |
| The Persian Gulf is the home to alot of these | Oil fields |
| What is one way farms receive water | Irrigation |
| Turkey has these two coastlines | Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea |
| The climate of the Southwest Asia is | Hot and Dry |
| What are two natural resources of the Middle East | Oil and natural gas |
| Saudi Arabia is one of the largest producers of what? | Oil |
| Without permanent water sources Saudi Arabia must rely on what to survive | Large amounts of food must be imported |
| What connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and makes international shipping more faster? | Suez Canal |
| Where is the largest sand desert in the world located? | Saudi Arabia |
| What does OPEC control in the world's economy? | OPEC controls the oil in the world market |
| What is the drawback of desalinization? | It is very expensive |
| What has the building of dams caused for countries that have been effected by there construction? | Political conflict. |
| This body of water connects the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea | Straight of Hormuz |