Southwest Asia Map Quiz

1. A vessel enters the Gulf of Aden and looks north toward the country on the southwestern Arabian Peninsula, south of Saudi Arabia and west of Oman. Which country is it?

2. Which island country in the Persian Gulf is connected to Saudi Arabia by the King Fahd Causeway?

3. Which large country has the Caspian Sea to its north and coastlines on the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman to its south?

4. Which island country lies in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey and west of Syria?

5. A traveler crosses the country that occupies most of the Anatolian Peninsula, with the Black Sea to the north and the Aegean Sea to the west. Which country is it?

6. Driving south from Iraq along the northwestern edge of the Persian Gulf, which small country would you enter before reaching Saudi Arabia?

7. Which geographic entry in this quiz comprises the West Bank and the Gaza Strip?

8. Traveling east along the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, you enter a federation located between Saudi Arabia and Oman. Which country is it?

9. Which country has an eastern Mediterranean coastline, Lebanon on its northern border, and Egypt at its southwestern border?

10. A route begins near the eastern shore of the Dead Sea and continues through a country with Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, and Saudi Arabia to the south. Which country does it cross?

11. If most of the Arabian Peninsula were shaded as one country, which country would occupy the largest central portion, reaching both the Red Sea and Persian Gulf?

12. On a regional map, which country lies between Syria and Iran, contains much of the Tigris-Euphrates river system, and has a short coast on the Persian Gulf?

13. Which country occupies the southeastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, with long coastlines on the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman?

14. A ship approaches a small country on the eastern Mediterranean coast, directly west of Syria and north of Israel. Which country is it?

15. Moving south from Turkey into a country that also borders Iraq to the east and Jordan to the south, where have you entered?

16. A peninsula projects northward into the Persian Gulf from the Arabian mainland and has only one land border, with Saudi Arabia. Which country occupies it?