Abeka Grade 5 Old World History Test 3
Henry Martyn
A famous missionary to the Middle East was _________.
plateaus
Areas of high, level land are ________.
prime meridian
From which important line of longitude are the meridians used to measure east or west?
1948
In which year did Israel become a nation?
fertile
Land that is able to grow crops is ________.
Arctic Circle/Tropic of Cancer
List important lines of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.
Tropic of Capricorn/Antarctic Circle
List important lines of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere.
Caspian Sea
Locate the world's largest lake.
Israel
Locate this Jewish country.
Black Sea
Locate this body of water by Turkey.
Arabian Sea
Locate this body of water off the Arabia Peninsula.
Baghdad
Locate this capital city in Iraq.
Amman
Locate this capital city in Jordan.
Ankara
Locate this capital city in Turkey.
Tehran
Locate this capital city of Iran.
Syria
Locate this country between Turkey and Iraq.
Saudi Arabia
Located the largest country in the Middle East.
Islam
Muhammad was the founder of ___________.
David Ben-Gurion
The first prime minister of Israel was ______________.
Istanbul
The largest city in Turkey is _________.
oil
The most important natural resource in the Middle East today is ________.
Zionism
The movement to regather that Jews to their land us known as ________.
Turkey
The peninsula of Asia Minor is now called _________.
Sinai Peninsula
The triangular peninsula between Egypt and Israel is the ___________.
Caspian Sea
The world's largest lake
Himalayas
The worlds highest mountain range
Saudia Arabia and Iran
What are the two largest oil producers in the Middle East?
Tehran
What is the capital city of Iran?
Baghdad
What is the capital city of Iraq?
Jerusalem
What is the capital city of Israel?
Amman
What is the capital city of Jordan?
Beirut
What is the capital city of Lebanon?
Riyadh
What is the capital city of Saudi Arabia?
Damascus
What is the capital city of Syria?
Ankara
What is the capital city of Turkey?
Mt. Ararat
What is the highest mountain peak in Turkey, where Noah's Ark is believed to have landed?
the Koran
What is the holy book of Islam?
Asia
What is the largest continent?
Saudi Arabia
What is the largest country in the Middle East?
hot and dry
What phrase best describes the climate in the Middle East?
Iran
Which Middle Eastern country was once called Persia?
Lebanon
Which country was known for its cedars in ancient times?
equator
Which important line of latitude divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?
Arabic
Which language is dominant in the Middle East?
Arabian
Which peninsula is the largest in the world?
29,035 ft
the altitude of Mt. Everest
China
the country with the most people
Mt. Everest
the highest mountain in the world
