some random history thing vocab

Question 1

Arabian Peninsula-

Answer 1

*largest peninsula in world
*1,200,000 miles

Question 2

Zagros Mountains-

Answer 2

*mountains
*west of Iran
*physical border southwest Asia

Question 3

Atlas Mountains-

Answer 3

*mountain range
*northern Africa
*Mediterranean and Sahara desert

Question 4

Mediterranean Sea-

Answer 4

*intercontinental sea
*from Atlantic ocean on west to Asia on east
*separates Europe from Africa

Question 5

Red Sea-

Answer 5

*narrow strip of water
*separates Arabian peninsula from Africa

Question 6

Gaza Strip-

Answer 6

*coastal region
*southeastern corner of Mediterranean
*bordering Israel & Egypt

Question 7

Suez Canal-

Answer 7

*man-made waterway
*1869
*connects red sea & Mediterranean sea

Question 8

Persian Gulf-

Answer 8

*shallow and small sea
*Indian ocean
*between Arabian peninsula & southwestern Iran

Question 9

Euphrates River-

Answer 9

*longest river in southwestern Asia
*flows through southern part of the fertile crescent

Question 10

Nile River-

Answer 10

*longest river in world
*4,132 miles
*flows northward through east Africa
*into Mediterranean sea

Question 11

Tigris River-

Answer 11

*flows across a low, flat plain
*in Iraq
*joins Euphrates river

Question 12

Turkey-

Answer 12

*barrier between Asia & Europe
*current capital- Ankara
*historic capital- Istanbul

Question 13

Libya-

Answer 13

*north African country
*in the Sahara desert
*human population on coast
*Tripoli is capital

Question 14

Lebanon-

Answer 14

*has a narrow strip of territory
*eastern shore of Mediterranean sea
*Beirut is capital

Question 15

Cyprus-

Answer 15

*island in eastern Mediterranean sea
*historically famous for mineral wealth & natural beauty
*Nicosia is capital

Question 16

Israel-

Answer 16

*Jewish state
*eastern shore of Mediterranean sea
*founded in 1948 modern history
*home to Jewish diaspora

Question 17

Syria-

Answer 17

*eastern shore of Mediterranean sea
*southwestern Asia
*Damascus is capital

Question 18

Iraq-

Answer 18

*southwestern Asia
*lands of historic Mesopotamia

Question 19

Iran-

Answer 19

*mountainous, arid, and ethically divers
*southwestern Asia

Question 20

Saudi Arabia-

Answer 20

*arid, sparsely populated kingdom
*middle east
*becoming one of largest oil producing countries

Question 21

Egypt-

Answer 21

*northeastern corner of Africa
*greatest ancient civilization in world