World Geography- Chapter 20 Test
__________ lacks mineral resources.
Jordan
Turkey's coastline makes up about ________ of total boundary.
3/4
__________- has been a major part of Turkey's economy for centuries.
Agriculture
What is the capital of Jordan?
Amman
What Asian area is where most of Turkey can be found?
Anatolia
What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara
Jordan's climate is ________.
Arid
A majority of Turkey is located in ___________(97% area, 90% people) and a small part is in ____________(3% area, 10% people).
Asia and Europe
What is the capital of Lebanon?
Beirut
What two straits divide up parts of Asia and Europe?
Bosporus and Dardanelles
What is mow called Istanbul, was both the capital of the Byzantine empire and the center of the Orthodox Church?
Constantinople
___________ is the third largest island in the Mediterranean.
Cyprus
____________ is a Rocky Mountain Island in the northeast Mediterranean.
Cyprus
What is the capital of Syria?
Damascus
What Sea is so salty that swimmers can easily float in it?
Dead Sea
Turkey has a conflict with __________ over the control of ________.
Greece and Cyprus
What is the major port in Israel?
Haifa
What was it called during WWII, when Germany's Nazis murdered millions of Jews?
Holocaust
_________ is the most technologically advanced country in the eastern Mediterranean.
Israel
_________ agriculture is very modernized.
Israel's
What is the largest city in Turkey?
Istanbul
What is the capital of Israel?
Jerusalem
The _______________ is unnavigable, and empties into the Dead Sea. It projects by Israel and Jordan to divert the Jordan River for irrigation has caused the level of Dead Sea to drop.
Jordan River
___________ is located between Israel and Syria and is a very mountainous country.
Lebanon
Main occupations in Syria are ___________ and __________.
Livestock raising and farming
In Syria most people live along the __________________.
Mediterranean Coast
The two climate types in Turkey are _____________ and _________.
Mediterranean and Semiarid
What is the large pipeline in Israel that carries water for crops?
National Water Carrier
What is the capital of Cyprus that lies along the green line, and is the capital of both Greek and Turkish Cyprus?
Nicosia
What mineral is used to process wool and to make fertilizers, glass, and soft soaps?
Potash
What is the largest city in Israel?
Tel-Aviv
________ is a major industry in Israel.
Tourism
___________ area is slightly larger than Texas.
Turkey's
The ____________ and ____________ are the most violent areas in the eastern Mediterranean.
West Bank and Gaza Strip
What is Turkey's most important mineral resource?
coal
Turkey's economic growth has been interrupted by ___________.
earthquakes
What is Israel's leading export?
polished diamonds
What two things does Turkey have the best of in this region?
roads and railroads
Manufactured goods, especially ________ and ________ dominate exports.
textiles and clothing