Middle East Physical Features

Question 1

A coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt

Answer 1

Gaza Strip

Question 2

A Jewish state on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, founded in 1948

Answer 2

Israel

Question 3

River that flows across a low, flat plain in Iraq and joins the Euphrates river

Answer 3

Tigris River

Question 4

River in southwestern Asia that flows through the southern part of the Fertile Crescent

Answer 4

Euphrates River

Question 5

Human-made waterway (1869), connects the Red and Mediterranean Seas

Answer 5

Suez Canal

Question 6

World’s longest river, flows north from East Africa to the Mediterranean Sea

Answer 6

Nile River

Question 7

Body of water, separates the Arabian Peninsula from Persia

Answer 7

Persian Gulf

Question 8

Body of water, separates the Arabian Peninsula from Africa

Answer 8

Red Sea

Question 9

Body of water, separates Europe from Africa

Answer 9

Mediterranean Sea

Question 10

Mountain range in northern Africa, between the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean Sea

Answer 10

Atlas Mountains

Question 11

Mountains on the western side of Iran

Answer 11

Zagros Mountains

Question 12

Largest peninsula in the world

Answer 12

Arabian Peninsula