Nystrom Middle East Atlas Quiz

Use the Political Relief Map on page 92 to answer the following questions. What country is just south of the Caspian Sea?​ (a)  

• Iran
• Iraq
• Turkmenistan

Use the Political Relief Map on page 92 to answer the following questions. What country is across the Red Sea from Egypt?​ (a)  

• Saudi Arabia
• Israel
• Yemen

Use the Political Relief Map on page 92 to answer the following questions. What country is bordered by the Mediterranean and the Black Seas?​ (a)  

• Turkey
• Greece
• Italy

Use the Political Relief Map on page 92 to answer the following questions. In what country do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers meet?​ (a)  

• Iraq
• Egypt
• Iran

Use the Political Relief Map on page 92 to answer the following questions. What country lies between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?​ (a)  

• Kuwait
• Iran
• Syria

Use the Political Relief Map to match each country with its national capital.

• Bagdad

• Saudi Arabia

• Tehran

• Iran

• Riyadh

• Iraq

• Muscat

• Oman

Use Focus on Oil and OPEC on page 93 to determine whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. OPEC stands for the Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries.

• True

• False

Use Focus on Oil and OPEC on page 93 to determine whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Pipelines transport oil across Qatar to the Persian Gulf.

• True

• False

Use Focus on Oil and OPEC on page 93 to determine whether each of the following statements is true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Russia and the United States combined produce more oil than OPEC.

• True

• False

Use the Major Oil Fields map on page 93 to answer the following questions. Circle the best answer. A massive known oil deposit lies under which body of water?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Red Sea