Mapping Lab: Middle East
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Last updated 11 months ago
18 questions
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Drag and drop each terrain feature to the correct location using the grid coordinates provided.
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Arabian Sea (20°N, 65°E)
Hindu Kush (35°N, 70°E)
Arabian Peninsula (22°N, 48°E)
Zagros Mountains (33°N, 50°E)
Anatolia (40°N, 35°E)
Persian Gulf (28°N, 50°E)
Caspian Sea (40°N, 51°E)
Aral Sea (45°N, 60°E)
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Yemen (15°N, 45°E)
Pakistan (27°N, 66°E)
Kazakhstan (50°N, 70°E)
Kuwait (29°N, 47°E)
Turkey (39°N, 35°E)
Afghanistan (35°N, 65°E)
Iraq (35°N, 43°E)
Think like a geographer
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What is the most common type of vegetation in the Middle East?
What is the most common type of vegetation in the Middle East?
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Name three small countries that have only this type of vegetation. (from #3)
Name three small countries that have only this type of vegetation. (from #3)
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What is the primary resource found near the Persian Gulf?
What is the primary resource found near the Persian Gulf?
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The countries of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are at mostly what elevation?
The countries of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are at mostly what elevation?
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What physical feature contributes to this? (from #6)
What physical feature contributes to this? (from #6)
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What four climates can be found in Kazakhstan?
What four climates can be found in Kazakhstan?
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The countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, and Jordan are almost all in what climate zone?
The countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, and Jordan are almost all in what climate zone?
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_______ is the most densely populated country of this region. (use correct spelling and capitalization)
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Which country has no desert scrub but has a large amount of mixed and coniferous forest? (Use correct spelling and capitalization)
Which country has no desert scrub but has a large amount of mixed and coniferous forest? (Use correct spelling and capitalization)
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Choose three countries that do NOT have mostly arid or semiarid climate zones.
Choose three countries that do NOT have mostly arid or semiarid climate zones.
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What physical feature explains why these countries (from #12) have more moderate climates?
What physical feature explains why these countries (from #12) have more moderate climates?
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Look at the areas that have coniferous forests. What terrain feature explains why these types of trees grow here?
Look at the areas that have coniferous forests. What terrain feature explains why these types of trees grow here?
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Why do Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan have large areas that are scarcely populated?
Why do Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan have large areas that are scarcely populated?
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This picture was most likely taken in...
This picture was most likely taken in...
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Support your answer with evidence. From the _______ map we learned that is country has _______ and in the photograph we see _______
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Using evidence from a different map, support your answer with evidence. From the _______ map we learned that is country has _______ and in the photograph we see _______