Landforms
This country has the largest desert in this region.
Saudi Arabia
Which country is the on the South East tip of the Arabian Peninsula?
Oman
You would travel in which direction to go from the capital city Ankara to Mt. Ararat?
East
The birthplace of human civilization occured in valleys of these rivers in what is now Iraq.
The Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
The Taurus Mountains are in this country.
Turkey
These two holy cities are in Western Saudi Arabia.
Mecca (Mekah) and Medina
If you kayaked south down the Karun River, where would you end up?
The Persian Gulf
How did nomadic herders, farmers, and towns people interact in ancient times along the Arabian Peninsula?
They depended upon one another for food, defense, & trade.
The Suez Canal connects these two bodies of water.
The Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
This desert lies in 4 different countries in this region.
The Syrian Desert
If I were to travel from the capital city Abu Dhabi to the capital city Riyadh, which direction would my plane fly?
West
According to the reading, about 3/4 of the Arabian Peninsula is covered in what?
Desert
The Jordan River creates the boundary between the Kingdom of Jordan and this country.
Israel
Which is an island in the Persian Gulf?
Bahrain
Syrian refugees often cross the Southern border into this country.
Jordan
What allowed people historically to safely cross deserts where water was scarce?
Camels
This geographic feature is a natural waterway that connects two larger bodies of water.
A Strait
The Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman are connected by what?
The Strait of Hormuz
The Caspian Sea
Most of the tribes remained __________ until the rise of Islam in the 400s CE.
Polytheistic (beliefs in many gods)