Geography Middle East Quiz Questions

When did Israel become an independent country?

1948

What is the most prevalent climate in middle east?

Arid

True of False. Humid subtropical is a climate in the Middle east?

False

A nickname for Mesopotamia?

Fertile Crescent

What country has the highest life expectancy?

Israel

What eastern Asian country gets all oil from Middle east?

Japan

Each year 2 million Muslims travel to where?

Mecca

What is the special features of the Rubalkhili(large sand dunes)?

Move from place to place

Largest country in middle east?

Saudi Arabia

•What forces have shaped physical feature of the region?

Tectonic forces, moving of plates

What two seas separate Middle east from Africa?

The red sea and Mediterranean

What country in middle east has largest population?

Turkey

What country has closest per capita GDP to US?

UAE, United Arab Emirates

What does the word Mesopotamia mean in Greek?

land between rivers