Quiz 2 Flashcards
Write the names of the four significant bodies of water in Israel according to the corresponding numbers on the map below.
- Mediterranean Sea
- Sea of Galilee,
- Jordan River
- Dead Sea
How long is Israel from Dan to Beer-Sheva?
150 miles
How wide is Israel from Jaffa to the Jordan River?
45 miles
Identify the names of the four major longitudinal zones according to the corresponding numbers on the map below
Coastal Plain, (Central) Hill Country, Rift Valley, Transjordan
Most of the land of ancient Israel has three geological layers:
a. The lowest layer, consisting of granite, diorite, crystalline schist, and other igneous rocks
b. The second layer from the bottom, consisting of Nubian sandstone, primarily of the white and red varieties
c. The third (and top layer in most of the land), consisting of limestone.
What type of soil covers the limestone layer in much of Bashan and eastern lower Galilee?
Basalt
The limestone layer consists of four types of limestone. Identify the top three.
Eocene (varies from chalk-like to hard)
Senonian (very soft, like chalk)
Cenomanian-Turonian (hard)
Which of the limestone layers forms the surface of the Shephelah?
Eocene
Which of the limestone layers forms the surface of the Central Hill Country?
Cenomanian-Turonian
Which of the limestone layers forms the surface of the Judean Wilderness?
Senonian
Israel has two seasons:
a. A hot, dry summer (May–Oct)
b. A winter punctuated by periodic rain (Nov–Apr)
No rain falls between ___________. The vast majority of rain falls during ____________. The rains begin with the “early rains” in ___________ and end with the “latter rains” in ______.
- late May and early October
- the middle few months of the winter (Dec–Feb)
- Oct and Nov
-Mar and Apr
What are the three basic rules of rainfall for Israel?
a. Higher elevations generally receive more rainfall than lower elevations.
b. The regions in the north tend to be wetter than those in the south.
c. Rainfall amounts decrease significantly from west to east.
We might think of it this way: rainfall is generally greater as you go
up (altitude),
north,
and west;
rainfall is generally less as you go down (altitude), south, and east.
- Rain moves eastward in from the Mediterranean, but as the altitude rises into the Central Hill Country, most of the rain falls on the westward slops of the Central Hill Country, thus functioning as a watershed and leaving the wilderness to the east in a rain shadow.
Know it.
