Map Skills
This large desert covers much of North Africa.
What is the Sahara Desert
This country’s capital is Cairo.
This natural resource has made many Middle Eastern countries very wealthy.
What is oil?
This is the most widely practiced religion in the MENA region.
What is Islam?
This ancient trade route helped ideas and cultures spread across the Middle East and beyond.
What is the Silk Road?
This sea lies between North Africa and Southern Europe.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This holy city in Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam.
What is Mecca?
This natural gas resource is commonly used for heating and electricity in many MENA countries.
What is natural gas?
This religion began in the Middle East and follows the teachings of Jesus.
What is Christianity?
This country in North Africa helped Allied forces during WWII.
What is Egypt?
This river flows through Egypt and is the longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River?
This country is known for the city of Dubai.
What is the United Arab Emirates?
What word desribes what is happening to the desert in MENA.
What is desertification or expanding?
This city in Israel is important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
What is Jerusalem?
During WWII, this country was occupied by Allied forces because of its location and resources.
What is Iran?
This narrow waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
What is the Suez Canal?
This country lies between Iran and Syria and has the capital Baghdad.
What is Iraq?
Because water is scarce in the MENA region, countries must carefully manage this important resource.
What is fresh water?
This Jewish holiday celebrates the Jewish New Year.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
After WWII, many Middle Eastern countries moved toward this—gaining independence from European control.
What is independence?
This peninsula contains countries like Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
What is the Arabian Peninsula?
This North African country is the largest in Africa and its capital is Algiers.
What is Algeria?
This country has some of the largest oil reserves in the world and is a leading exporter of oil.
What is Saudi Arabia?
This city in Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and a major pilgrimage site.
What is Mecca?
This organization was created after WWII to encourage international peace and cooperation.
What is the United Nations?