Question

geography of sw asia: color - by - number
directions: circle the correct answer for each of the questions below. next, find the question number on the coloring page and color every position with that number with the color of your answer choice.
questions\tanswer a\tanswer b\tanswer c

1. what body of water is the most northwestern part of the indian ocean and forms part of a key shipping route between europe and india?\tarabian sea

color green\tblack sea
color orange\tred sea
color pink

1. what is the only narrow water way that connects the persian gulf to the arabian sea called?\tsuez canal

color brown\tgaza strip
color red\tstrait of hormuz
color orange

1. what body of water is an inlet of the indian ocean that lies between africa and southwest asia?\tred sea

color gray\tarabian sea
color green\tpersian gulf
color yellow

1. the united nations created the area around the town of jaffa and the territory of the west bank for whom?\tjews

color blue\tarabs
color pink\tkurds
color lt green

1. which river begins in turkey, flows south through iraq, and joins with euphrates to form one waterway called the shatt al - arab?\tjordan river

color blue\ttigris river
color red\tpersian gulf
color pink

1. what body of water is located between the country of iran and the arabian peninsula? (the region’s oil - producing countries use this as a shipping route.)\tpersian gulf

color black\tred sea
color green\tmediterranean sea
color orange

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geography of sw asia: color - by - number
directions: circle the correct answer for each of the questions below. next, find the question number on the coloring page and color every position with that number with the color of your answer choice.
questions\tanswer a\tanswer b\tanswer c

1. what is the 120 - mile man - made waterway that is used to transport goods and connects the red sea with the mediterranean sea?\tpanama canal

color pink\tstrait of hormuz
color orange\tsuez canal
color blue

1. which country blocks iraq from having direct access to the oil - rich persian gulf?\tsyria

color brown\tjordan
color yellow\tkuwait
color lt green

1. which river begins at the southern end of the sea of galilee & flows south until it reaches the dead sea? (it’s a boundary between israel, the west bank, & jordan.)\ttigris river

color green\tjordan river
color yellow\teuphrates river
color red

1. if you traveled from kuwait to turkey, through which country would you most likely pass?\tiran

color green\tiraq
color orange\tafghanistan
color blue

1. after both rivers begin in the mountains of turkey, the tigris river then flows through northern iraq, and the ______ river then flows through syria?\teuphrates river

color blue\tnile river
color green\tjordan
color gray

1. what country separates the black sea from the mediterranean sea?\tkuwait

color yellow\tisrael
color red\tturkey
color lt green

Explanation:

To solve these geography questions about Southwest Asia, we analyze each one:

Question 1

Question: What body of water is the total northwestern part of the Indian Ocean and forms part of a key shipping route between Europe and India?
Analysis: The Arabian Sea is in the northwestern Indian Ocean and is a key shipping route. The Black Sea is not in the Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea is a different body.

Answer:

** A. Arabian Sea COLOR Green

Question 2

Question: What is the only narrow waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea called?
Analysis: The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean and Red Sea; the Gaza Strip is a territory, not a waterway.