Middle East Bodies of Water Quiz

1. Which passage would a ship use to travel from the southern Red Sea into the Gulf of Aden?

2. A tanker leaves the Persian Gulf for the open Arabian Sea. Which sequence does it follow first?

3. A ship travels directly from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea without sailing around Africa. Which waterway does it use?

4. Qatar forms a peninsula extending into which body of water, across from Iran?

5. Which lake is located in eastern Turkey?

6. Which body of water has Jordan on its eastern side and Israel and the West Bank on its western side?

7. A ship travels eastward along Yemen’s southern coastline. Which body of water is immediately to its north?

8. A vessel sails south from the Black Sea toward the Sea of Marmara. Which strait must it pass through?

9. The Tigris and Euphrates join to form the Shatt al-Arab. Into which body of water does this waterway discharge?

10. Which body of water lies between northeastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula?

11. Into which body of water does the Jordan River ultimately flow?

12. Which large body of water north of Iran is landlocked rather than naturally connected to the world ocean?

13. Standing on the coast at Beirut and looking west across the water, which sea are you facing?

14. Which narrow passage connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman?

15. After crossing the Sea of Marmara toward the Aegean Sea, which strait does a ship enter?

16. A traveler follows the Red Sea northward along the western coast of Saudi Arabia and enters its northeastern branch. Which gulf have they reached?