Page 18 - Key to Social Studies 4

1 1 GEOGRAPHY

LESSON 4

1 Match the words on the left with the descriptions on the right.

1. Middle East a. Located on the northern side of the Middle East.

2. Arabian Peninsula b. Land that is flat and higher than the surrounding

3. Black Sea area.
4. Plateau c. Located in the southern part of the Levant.

5. Zagros Mountains d. Located in western Iran.
e. Located in southwest Asia and northeast Africa.

2 Fill in the blanks.

1. The Middle East region covers an area of about square
kilometers.

2. The Middle East is divided into zones.

3. The Nile River streams from in the south, in the first zone.

4. The Mountains are located in the third zone of the Middle East.

5. The fifth zone is also called .

6. Summers are hot in the coast.

7. Early civilizations lived near sources of water to .

8. The Taurus Mountains extend through the borders of ,
, and .

9. Rivers of the Middle East helped in .

10. Lebanon invests in as one of its biggest sources of income.

3 Mark true or false.

1. The Middle East is all desert. true false

2. The Black Sea is in the Middle East. true false
3. Temperatures may reach over 50 degrees in the Arabian Desert. true false

4. The Euphrates is the longest river in the Middle East. true false
5. The Middle Eastern countries depend mainly on oil export. true false

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