North America and the Middle East

Question 1

Arabian Peninsula

Answer 1

largest peninsula in the world spanning about 1,200,000 sq. miles

Question 2

Zagros Mountains

Answer 2

mountains on the western side of Iran serving as a physical border from Southwest Asia

Question 3

Atlas Mountains

Answer 3

a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and Sahara Desert

Question 4

Mediterranean Sea

Answer 4

an intercontinental sea that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean on the west to Asia on the east, separating Europe from Africa

Question 5

Red Sea

Answer 5

a narrow strip water separating the Arabian Peninsula from Africa

Question 6

Gaza Strip

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Suez Canal

Answer 7

a man-made waterway created in 1869 connecting the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

Question 9

Euphrates River

Question 10

Nile River

Answer 10

the longest river in the world, spanning 4,132 miles and flowing northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea