Geography of Southwest Asia & North Africa (Middle East)
island
A body of land completely surrounded by water
plateau
A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level
sea
A large body of salt water nearly or partly surrounded by land. A sea is much smaller than an ocean.
peninsula
A large mass of land projecting into a body of water; area of land almost completely surrounded by water
strait
A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water
isthmus
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
Kabul
Name the capital of Afghanistan.
Cairo
Name the capital of Egypt.
Tehran
Name the capital of Iran.
Baghdad
Name the capital of Iraq.
Jerusalem
Name the capital of Israel.
Amman
Name the capital of Jordan.
Beirut
Name the capital of Lebanon.
Riyadh
Name the capital of Saudi Arabia
Damascus
Name the capital of Syria.
Ankara
Name the capital of Turkey.
Gaza (Palestine)
Name this location.
West Bank (Palestine)
Name this location.
Anatolian Plateau
What geographic feature is represented in this image?
Black Sea
What geographic feature is represented in this image?
Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)
What geographic feature is represented in this image?
Suez Canal
What geographic feature is represented in this image?
Nile River
What geographic feature is the arrow pointing to?
Red Sea
What geographic feature is the arrow pointing to?
Sahara Desert (Western Desert in Egypt)
What geographic feature is the arrow pointing to?
14
Where is Afghanistan located?
12
Where is Algeria located?
2
Where is Egypt located?
3
Where is Iran located?
4
Where is Iraq located?
9
Where is Israel located?
8
Where is Jordan located?
1
Where is Kuwait located?
6
Where is Lebanon located?
11
Where is Libya located?
17
Where is Mecca located?
16
Where is Medina located?
5
Where is Morocco located?
10
Where is Saudi Arabia located?
7
Where is Syria located?
13
Where is Turkey located?
15
Where is Yemen located?
K
Where is the Aegean Sea located?
A
Where is the Arabian Sea located?
I
Where is the Atlantic Ocean located?
M
Where is the Black Sea located?
G
Where is the Bosporus Strait located?
N
Where is the Euphrates located?
J
Where is the Gulf of Aden located?
P
Where is the Mediterranean Sea located?
H
Where is the Nile located?
F
Where is the Persian Gulf located?
C
Where is the Red Sea located?
D
Where is the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter) located?
E
Where is the Sahara located?
Q
Where is the Sinai Peninsula located?
B
Where is the Strait of Hormuz located?
R
Where is the Suez Canal located?
O
Where is the Tigris located?
gulf
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land