Q1 Bells Flashcards
What is the name of the Peninsula that contains Yemen and Omen
Arabian Peninsula
What body of water separates Saudi Arabia and Iran
Persian Gulf
What mountain range separates Europe from Asia
Ural Mountains
What Ocean is located north of Russia?
The Arctic Ocean
What ocean is located east of Asia?
The Pacific Ocean
The oldest written Chinese documents date back to when?
1700-1050 BCE
The Kamchatka peninsula is located in which country?
Russia
What is the name of the plateau located 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 city 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 next to 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
What sea separates Saudi Arabia and Africa
Red Sea
UAE stands for what?
United Arab Emirates
What is the only Hindu country in the world?
Nepal
What is the main natural resource in Saudi Arabia
Oil
What is the most Islamic religious city found in Saudi Arabia?
Mecca
In what country does the Ganges river flow?
India
Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in what country?
Tokyo, Japan
Where are the Maldives Islands located?
Indian Ocean
What type of government does Iran have
Theocracy
What is the ancient name given to the area between the Tigris and Euphrates river?
Mesopotamia
What country has the largest sand dessert in the world?
Saudi Arabia
What country invaded Kuwait in 1990?
Iraq
What imaginary line runs at 180 degrees longitude?
International dateline
Muhammad was the founder of what?
Islam
Where is the lowest point in elevation?
The Dead Sea
What is the official language of Iran
Persian
What is the global organization dedicated to the stability in and shared control of the petroleum markets?
OPEC
The Monastery at Petra carved into the sandstone hill is located in which country?
Jordan
Beirut is located in which country?
Lebanon
What city does the Bosporus strait split?
Istanbul
What country contains the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?
Israel
What two major rivers run through Iraq?
The 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 or 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 which country?
Nepal
What continent is just below East Asia?
Australia
What country used to be a part of India?
Pakistan
Across Central Asia a yurt functions as what?
A portable home
What country was taken over by Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot?
Cambodia
