North Africa and the Middle East

_________and ________are geographic areas that are grouped together because they share many of the same characteristics.

• North Africa and the Middle East

• Australia and Antarctica

• North America and the Midwest

The majority of land in this area is ________where little rain falls.

• prairie

• rainforest

• desert

Most of the people in this region are Arabs. Most ________ are Muslims who speak _________.

• Arabics, Arabic

• Muslim, Islam

• Sahara, island

The Middle East has the _______river in the world.

• shortest

• hottest

• longest

The Middle East has the _________point on the surface of the earth.

• longest

• shortest

• lowest

The lowest point on the surface of the earth is the ____ ____.

• Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea

• Dead Sea

The Dead Sea got its name because it is too salty for _____ _____.

• animal life

• swimming

• surfing

__________ do well in the desert because they can travel long distances without water.

• Turtles

• Monkeys

• Camels

An oasis is an area of the desert with ______________.

• seas and rivers

• Bad Bunny and Rosalia

• trees and water

What is another word for "links"?

• connects

• separates

• combines