Bible Atlas Flashcards
Israel size has been compared to the state of New York
False
The dividing point between upper and lower Egypt is Thebes
False
The capital closest to Jerusalem is Amman Jordan
True
Petra is located in Israel
False
Three continents that converge in the ancient near East are Africa Asia and America
False
The two rivers that dominated Mesopotamia were habor and Euphrates
False
Israel is located in the northern portion of the Levant
False
The gentle depression that separates Samaria and Judah is called the saddle of Benjamin
True
The most important city in the negeb is Tamar
False
The percentage of water in Palestine that drains into the Jordan rift is 70%
True
Ancient societies centered around villages
True
The minimum annual rainfall needed for agriculture purposes is 14 inches
False
A tell is another word for communication
False
The country just south and west of Israel is Iran
False
Upper Egypt is in the south and lower Egypt is in the north
True
The famous Bible character who came from Mesopotamia was rude
False
The small country at the far south eastern point of the fertile crescent is Kuwait
True
The river that connects the sea of Galilee it to the dead sea is the Nile
False
The land of Israel is not very geologically diverse
False
The three primary divisions of the western mountains are Gallilee Samaria and Judah
True
The belly just south of Gallilee is the Jezreel valley
True
The difference in elevation between Jerusalem and Jericho is 3000 feet
False
In the new testament the negeb is known by the term Idumea
True
The lowest point of the Jordan rift is at
The Dead Sea
The country just east of Israel is
Jordan
Two major highways came through the area of the Levant that connected Egypt to other portions of the Levant, they r the Kings hwy and
The international coastal hwy
Name the four major longitudinal zones which divide Palestine
Coastal Plains, western mountains, Jordan rift, eastern plateau
What is Pastoralism
The raising of livestock
Just real means God sows
True
