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