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rev of mid east/Ella
review geography middle east
| What is northwest of Pakistan? | Afghanistan |
| What body of water has no outlets and has tons of salt in it? | Dead Sea |
| What two rivers come together to form the Shatt Al-Arab? | Euphrates and Tigris rivers |
| What country is northwest of Iraq? | Turkey |
| What is liquid gold? | water |
| What is used for Fuel, Medicine, and Cleansers? | Oil |
| Where is most of the world's oil? | Southwest Asia |
| What is water that has been underground for centuries? | fossil water |
| What is trash in water? | water pollution |
| What does OPEC stand for? | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| What are Bedouins? | desert nomads |
| Rub Al Khali and part of Iran, and Afghanistan are covered with what kind of land? | dry land |
| What is located at the end of the Persian Gulf? | Strait of Hormuz |
| What is southeast of the Strait of Hormuz? | Arabian Sea |
| What river flows through Iraq? | Tigris River |
| What is at the northern end of the Red Sea? | Suez Canal |
| What is the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula? | Saudi Arabia |
| What is the nickname of Rub Al Khali? | empty quarters |
| Who is Israel home to? | Jews |
| What body of water flows into the Dead Sea? | Jordan River |
| What is hydroelectric power? | electricity created using the energy of running water |