Georgia's Exploring Our World: Africa, Southwest Asia, and Southern and Eastern Asia © 2012

Chapter 4: Physical Geography of Southwest Asia

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The ______ allows oil tankers to enter and leave the Persian Gulf.
A)Strait of Hormuz
B)Strait of Gibraltar
C)Suez Canal
D)Panama Canal
2
The Khyber Pass is located in _____.
A)Dardanelles
B)Hindu Kush
C)Central Asia
D)Zagros
3
______ are important energy resources found in Southwest Asia.
A)Ethanol and phosphates
B)Timber and coal
C)Phosphorus and agate
D)Petroleum and natural gas
4
In which areas have the people of this region tended to settle?
A)coastal areas
B)interior plateaus
C)steppes
D)mountain highlands
5
The world's largest sand desert is found in ______.
A)Turkey
B)the southern Arabian Peninsula
C)the Hindu Kush
D)Iran
6
A human-made waterway, _________, links the Red and Mediterranean seas.
A)the Dardanelles
B)the St. Lawrence Seaway
C)the Suez Canal
D)the Panama Canal
7
Desalinization treats _______ to remove salts and minerals and make it drinkable.
A)river water
B)polluted water
C)rain water
D)sea water
8
People living in the mountainous highlands of the region are more likely to _____.
A)herd animals
B)work in manufacturing
C)own subsistence farms
D)work in service industries
9
Deserts contain ______ where the land is fertile.
A)wadis
B)steppes
C)oases
D)dams
10
What is a method of how some goverments are dealing with water shortages?
A)rationing to citizens
B)buying from other countries
C)selling at a high price
D)making new laws
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