U2: L2: Middle east physical geography Flashcards
Name all the mountains in the middle east.
Pontic,
Taurus,
Zagros,
Mt Damavand
Name all the gulfs in the middle east.
Gulf of Aden,
Gulf of Oman,
Arabian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
Suez canal
Name all the rivers and seas.
River - Nile, Euphrates, Tigris,
Seas- Black Sea, Caspian Sea
Name the deserts.
Western desert,
Arabian,
Rub’Al Khali or Empty Quarter.
Define peninsula:
Land that juts out of the sea and is almost surrounded by water.
Define exclave:
A part of the country that is cut off from the main part.
What is turkey’s tallest mountain?
Mt Ararat
What is the highest peak in the middle east?
Mt Damarand (in Iran)
Which country is ,Mt Damrand, Zagros and Elbros mountain located in?
Iran
Which country is the Taurus and pontic mountain located in?
Turkey
Name all the peaks in the middle east.
Elbros
Mt Ararat
What colour/symbol should mountains be when marking it on the map?
Brown thein curve
What colour/symbol should peaks be when marking it on the map?
Small black triangle
What colour/symbol should rivers and seas be when marking it on the map?
Blue
What colour/symbol should the strait be when marking it on the map?
TT
Which ocean is the Arabian sea apart of?
Indian ocean
Why does Saudi Arabia not have any permanent rivers?
rainfall is scant to non-existent.
Why is the red sea getting wider?
Arabian tectonic plate and the African plate are moving away from each other
What and where is Rub’ Al Khali?
It is the largest and driest desert.
Located in Saudi Arabia
Why is Turkey prone to earthquickes?
The boundaries of the Arabian tectonic and African plates make for the most hazardous places.
Where are the Hejaz mountains located?
Yemen
