Bell Questions: First Quarter Flashcards
What sea separates Saudi Arabia and Africa?
The Red Sea
What is the name of the peninsula that contains Yemen and Oman?
The Arabian Peninsula
What body of water separates Saudi Arabia and Iran?
The Persian Gulf
What mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
The Ural Mountains
What ocean is north of Russia?
The Arctic Ocean
What ocean is located east of Asia?
The Pacific Ocean
The oldest written Chinese documents date back to the Shang dynasty in which period?
1700-1050 BC
The Kamchatka Peninsula is located in which country?
Russia
What is the name of the plateau in Turkey?
Anatolia Plateau
Jerusalem is located in which country?
Israel
What country is located at the head of the Persian Gulf?
Kuwait
What is the capital of Iraq?
Baghdad
What body of water is north of Iran?
The Caspian Sea
What body of water is north of Turkey?
The Black Sea
What body of water is west of Lebanon and Israel?
The Mediterranean Sea
In what country is the Forbidden City located?
China
The Caucasus Mountains are in what country?
Georgia
The Gulf of Aden is next to what country?
Yemen
Damascus is the capital of what country?
Syria
Where did Buddhism originate?
The Indian subcontinent
U.A.E. stands for what?
United Arab Emirates
What is the only Hindu country in the world?
Nepal
What is the main natural resource found in Saudi Arabia?
(Hint: It’s not sand)
Oil
What is the most religious Islamic city in Saudi Arabia?
Mecca
In which country does the Ganges River flow?
India
Mt. Fuji is the highest point in what country?
Japan
Where are the Maldives Islands located?
The Indian Ocean
What type of government does Iran have?
A Theocracy
What is the ancient name given to the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Mesopotamia
What country has the largest sand desert in the world?
Saudi Arabia
What country invaded Kuwait in 1990?
Iraq
What imaginary line runs at 180o longitude?
The International Date Line
Muhammad was the founder of what?
Islam
Where is the lowest point in elevation?
Dead Sea
What is the official language of Iran?
Persian
What is the global organization dedicated to stability in and shared control of the petroleum markets?
OPEC
(Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
The monastery at Petra is located in what country?
Jordan
Beirut is located in what country?
Lebanon
What city does the Bosporus Strait split?
Istanbul
Which country contains the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?
Israel
What two major rivers run through Iraq?
Tigris and Euphrates
What country is located between Turkey and Iraq?
Syria
What British dependent territory was transferred to China in 1997?
Hong Kong
The DMZ (Demilitarization Zone) is located where?
Between North and South Korea
What monument is located in Agra, India?
The Taj Mahal
The Himalayas are located mostly in what country?
Nepal
What continent is south of East Asia?
Australia
What two countries use to be part of India?
Pakistan and Bangladesh
Across Central Asia, a yurt functions as what?
A portable house
What country was taken over by the Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot?
Cambodia
Who is the best person evar?
Drake
