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The Gulf and Middle East Landforms

4 Choose the correct answer.

1. The Middle East stretches to the in the south.

a. Mediterranean Sea b. Arabian Sea c. Black Sea

2. The Nile River is in the zone of the Middle East.
a. first b. second c. third

3. The Levant is separated from Turkey by the .
a. Zagros Mountains b. Taurus Mountains c. Euphrates River

4. The nomads live in the desert in .

a. tents b. caves c. rafts

5. depends mainly on oil exports for its income.

a. Iraq b. Lebanon c. Syria

5 Answer the following questions.

1. What are the major landforms of the Middle East?

2. How does the geography of the Middle East affect its climate?

3. How do the Bedouins adapt to the desert living conditions?

4. How does the Euphrates affect its surrounding area?

5. How did the Middle East economic situation change from the past?

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