Geography Bee questions

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What is the total length of the Tigris River?

1,150

What is the total length of the Euphrates River?

1,740

What year did Afghanistan declare sovereignty?

1919

What year did Kuwait gain independence from Britain?

1961

What is the population of Iran?

81.16 million

Who was the founder of Judaism?

Abraham

Who was the founder of Islam?

Allah

What are the five most-spoken languages of the Middle East?

Arabic,Farsi,Persian,Kurdish,Turkish

What is the largest ethnic group in the Middle East?

Arabs

What is the capital of Iraq?

Baghdad

Of what country was Sadaam Hussein dictator?

Baghdad Iraq

Why did Israel and Jordan have poor diplomatic relations in the mid-20th century?

Because there was not enough water to give all countries

What is the religious book of Christianity?

Bible

What is the most widely practiced religion of the middle east?

Christianity

Where do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers originate?

Eastern Turkey

Which country has the highest population in the middle east?

Egypt

What river forms the border between Turkey and Syria?

Euphrates River

What is the only Middle Eastern country with territory in Europe?

Iran

What is the second most populated country in the middle east?

Iran

In which countries do the Kurds live?

Iraq

What country did the US invade in 2003?

Iraq

Where are the West Bank and the Gaza Strip located? Who claims political control of them?

Iraq

What is the only majority Jewish country in the world?

Israel

Who won the Arab-Israeli wars of 1949?

Israel

What is the capital of Israel?

Jerusalem

Who was the founder of Christianity?

Jesus

Which three major monotheistic religions originated in the middle east?

Judaism, Christianity and Islam,

What is the capital of Afghanistan?

Kabul

What is the religious book of Islam?

Koran

What year did the civil war in Syria start?

March,15 2011

The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is known as what to anthropologists and historians?

Mesopotamia

Do women have equal rights in Saudi Arabia? Give 2 examples to support your answer.

No, because up until recently women weren't allowed to drive. They can be controlled by any men in the family no matter the age.

When did Syria gain its independence from France?

October,24, 1945

How large is the Middle East in square miles?

Over 5.0 million square milestones

What kind of government does Israel have?

Parliamentary

What is the official language of Iran?

Persian

Which sea separates Saudi Arabia from Iran?

Persian gulf

From what does most wealth come from in the Middle East?

Qatar

Which sea separates Africa from the Middle East?

Red Sea

Which Middle Eastern country possesses 22% of the world's oil reserves?

Saudi Arabia

Is the Arabian Sea located north or south of Saudi Arabia?

South

On what continent is the Middle East located?

Southwest Asia

What are the two main branches of Islam?

Sunni Islam,Shia Islam

What is the capital of Iran?

Tehran

What two bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect?

The Red Sea and the Arabian Sea

What is the religious book of Judaism?

Torah

What is the main environmental issue in the Middle East?

Water pollution

What city do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all lay a claim to?

city of Jerusalem

Where do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers end?

the Persian gulf

Why is the Strait of Hormuz important?

transports oil from persian gulf


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