Middle Eastern Countries
Jerusalem
Name one of the two rivers that flows through the cradle of civilization?
Tigris and Euphrates
Where are the great pyramids located?
Egypt
What is the huge island located off the southeast coast of Africa?
Madagascar
The current conflict in the Middle East started between which two countries?
Israel and Gaza (Hamas)
What country is split between Europe and the Middle East with its capital right on the border between the two?
Turkey
The fertile crescent
In which part of Africa can visitors see the Big Five (lions, leopards, buffalos, rhinos, and elephants)?
South or Southern Africa
What is the highest mountain in Africa located in the Rift Valley?
Kilimanjaro
Many African nations are run by dictators. They assumed control after what period in African history?
Colonization by the European powers
Which modern day country is the location for the birthplace of civilization?
Iraq
Which country was the center of the Ottoman Empire, the crossroads between Europe and Asia and home to the Taurus Mountains?
Turkiye
Which countries were the primary colonial powers in Africa?
England and France
Which river runs through the middle of Africa running through a rainforest?
Congo River
The senior leaders of which organization based in Lebanon have been assassinated by Israel?
Hezbollah
Which country became a theocracy in 1978 after the overthrow of the Shah (which is similar to a king)?
Iran
Saudi Arabia is home to the Arabian Desert and which holy site?
Mecca
Many slaves were stolen from West Africa. Where did most of them end up?
South America
What is the only significant mountain range in Africa?
Atlas Mountains in Northern Africa
Which country backs the Houthis in Yemen, Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon?
Iran
1300 hundred people died during a pilgrimage to Mecca located in this country.
Saudi Arabia
Iran fought a bloody war against Iraq from 1980-1988. They were governed by two different sects of Islam. Name them.
Iran (Shia) and Iraq (Sunni)
Where is drought common in Africa
The Horn of Africa (Somalia, Sudan)
Besides the Sahara, name one of the other two main deserts.
Namib or Kalahari
Roughly 62,000 people have died in a civil war in which African nation?
Sudan