Southwest Asia Map

Question 1

Bodies of Water

Answer 1

• Black Sea (northwest)
• Caspian Sea (northeast)
• Mediterranean Sea (west)
• Persian Gulf (east)
• Red Sea (southwest)
• Arabian Sea (southeast)

Question 2

Countries (down west border)

Answer 2

• Turkey
• Cyprus (island)
• Syria
• Lebanon
• Israel (West Bank, Gaza Strip)
• Egypt

Question 3

Countries (across middle)

Answer 3

• Israel
• Jordan
• Iraq
• Iran

Question 4

Countries (down east border)

Answer 4

• Iran
• Iraq
• Kuwait
• Saudi Arabia
• Bahrain (island)
• Qatar
• United Arab Emirates
• Oman

Question 5

Countries (down southern border)

Answer 5

• Yemen

- Oman

Question 6

Physical Features

Answer 6

• Tigris River (upper, Iraq)
• Euphrates River (lower, Iraq)
• Zagros Mountains (down Iran’s eastern border)
• Syrian Desert

Question 7

Turkey (capital)

Answer 7

Ankara

Question 8

Syria (capital)

Answer 8

Damascus

Question 9

Lebanon (capital)

Answer 9

Beirut

Question 10

Israel (capital, extra)

Answer 10

• Jerusalem
• West Bank (mid-east border)
• Gaza Strip (upper south west corner)

Question 11

Saudi Arabia (capital)

Answer 11

Riyadh

Question 12

Oman (capital)

Answer 12

Muscat

Question 13

United Arab Emirates (capital)

Answer 13

Abu Dhabi

Question 14

Kuwait (capital)

Answer 14

Kuwait

Question 15

Iraq (capital)

Answer 15

Baghdad

Question 16

Iran (capital)

Answer 16

Tehran

Question 17

Turkey (capital)

Answer 17

Ankara

Question 18

Black Sea (location)

Answer 18

top northwest corner (above Turkey)

Question 19

Turkey (location)

Answer 19

northwest (below Black Sea)

Question 20

Mediterranean Sea (location)

Answer 20

upper northwest (between Turkey and Egypt)

Question 21

Egypt (location)

Answer 21

lower northwest (below Mediterranean Sea)

Question 22

Cyprus (location)

Answer 22

inner northwest (eastern Mediterranean Sea, off Syrian/ Turkey coast)

Question 23

Syria (location)

Answer 23

inner northwest (below Turkey)

Question 24

Lebanon (location)

Answer 24

inner northwest (below/ west of Syria)

Question 25

Israel (location)

Answer 25

inner northwest (below Lebanon, above Egypt)

Question 26

Jordan (location)

Answer 26

inner northwest (east of Israel)

Question 27

Syrian Desert (location)

Answer 27

inner northwest (south part of Syria, east part of Jordan, west part of Iraq, upper northwest corner of Saudi Arabia)

Question 28

Iraq (location)

Answer 28

upper center (above Saudi Arabia)

Question 29

Tigris River (location)

Answer 29

upper center (starts in east part of Turkey, upper part of Iraq northern border, above Euphrates River)

Question 30

Euphrates River (location)

Answer 30

upper center (starts in east part of Turkey, upper part of Syria, upper part of Iraq center, below Tigris River)

Question 31

Kuwait (location)

Answer 31

lower center (southeast of Iraq, northeast of Saudi Arabia)

Question 32

Caspian Sea (location)

Answer 32

inner northeast (above Iran)

Question 33

Iran (location)

Answer 33

inner/ upper east (below Caspian Sea)

Question 34

Zagras Mountains (location)

Answer 34

inner east (across Iran’s eastern border)

Question 35

Persian Gulf (location)

Answer 35

lower east (below Iran)

Question 36

Qatar (location)

Answer 36

upper southeast (inside lower Persian Gulf)

Question 37

Saudi Arabia (location)

Answer 37

upper south (below Iraq)

Question 38

Yemen (location)

Answer 38

south (below Saudi Arabia, west of Oman)

Question 39

Oman (location)

Answer 39

east south (east of Yemen)

Question 40

United Arab Emirates (UAE) (location)

Answer 40

lower east (low Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia)

Question 41

Arabian Sea (location)

Answer 41

southeast (south of Yemen and Oman)

Question 42

Red Sea (location)

Answer 42

east of south (east of Egypt, west of Saudi Arabia)

Question 43

Jordan (capital)

Answer 43

Amman