2. Middle East Physical Features

Which mountain ranges are located in the north of Turkey?

• Pontic and Taurus Mountains

• Zagros and Elburz Mountains

• Himalayas and Andes

• Rocky and Appalachian Mountains

What is the Arabian Peninsula mainly covered by?

• Arabian Desert and Rub’ Al Khali

• Nile River Basin

• Pontic Mountains

• Zagros Mountains

The Nile River is a major north-flowing river in which region?

• North Eastern Africa

• Central Asia

• Western Europe

• South America

The interaction between the African Plate, Arabian Plate, and Anatolian Plate affects which part of the Middle East?

• Central and southern Turkey and north western Syria

• Southern Saudi Arabia and Yemen

• Eastern Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

• Western Iran and eastern Iraq

The Arabian Peninsula is mainly covered by the Arabian Desert and the ___ Al Khali.

Identify the physical features marked on the map.

a

b

c

d

Taurus Mountains

Arabian Desert

River Nile

River Tigris

Match the key term to the definition

• The number of people per unit land area

• Sparsely populated

• Low population density

• Population density

• High population density

• Densely populated

Identify the locations that are densely populated.

Fill in the gaps to explain how the physical features of the Middle East have impacted population density.

Population density is ​ (a)   near the River Nile, River Euphrates and Tigris River because these rivers provide essential ​ (b)   resources for agriculture, drinking, and transportation, making the surrounding areas more suitable for human settlement and ​ (c)   activity.

The Arabian Desert has a ​ (d)   population density because its harsh climate, extreme high temperatures, and limited water sources make it difficult to grow ​ (e)   , as a result few people move here.

• water
• economic
• high
• low
• crops

The 7.8 Turkey-Syria Earthquake occurred on 6th ________ 2023