Map Assighnment

Map Activity:   North Africa and Southwest Asia

DIRECTIONS:
1. Read and Review the Unit Map list.
2. Find the map or maps that will help you answer the Map Activity questions.
3. Answer the questions on the answer sheet provided.
4. Go to quizzes and take the North Africa/SW Asia assignment check.

Map Activity Questions:
1). which sea is directly north of Algeria?

2). If you were to fly from Tunis to Tehran, in what direction would you be flying? Name two rivers you would cross.

3). what two countries border the Dead Sea?
a)
b)
4). Name the country that is an island in the Persian Gulf.   You also need to know that this is the most densely populated country in the region.

5). what two countries border Iran to the west?
a)
b)
6). the central area of North Africa and Southwest Asia (near Israel and Egypt) is made up of how many peninsulas and bodies of water?

7). Mt. Arat is found in what nation?

8). what is the largest country in the region we are currently studying?

9). How many countries border the Persian Gulf?

10). Name Them:

11). the longest mountain range in North Africa is what?  

12). what capital city lies along the Nile river?

13). what river is the longest in the region? (it is also the longest river in the world)

14). which mountain range is found in southern Turkey?

15). Name the largest desert in the region. (it is also the largest in the world)

16). what large seas are found north of Turkey and Iran?

17). in what direction would you travel from Beirut, Lebanon to reach the Aral Sea?

18). Name two mountain ranges located in North Africa.

a)
b)
19). How many countries in this module end in “Stan”?

20). Name them: