North Africa and Southwest Asia Unit Worksheet

Use the charts on p. 291 to answer the following questions.

1.  How many automobiles per thousand people does Yemen have?

2.  How many television sets per thousand people does Kuwait have?

3.  Which country listed on the chart has the most automobiles per thousand people?

4.  Which country listed on the chart has the fewest television sets per thousand people?

5.  Which country listed on the chart has fewer farms than any other?

6.  In which country do 56% of the people live in cities?

7.  Which country has the highest percentage of farms?

Use the map on p.292 to answer the following questions.

8.  The Sahara Desert is located in which countries?

9.  In which country is the Aswan High Dam?

10.  On what peninsula is Saudi Arabia located?

11.  The Sinai Peninsula is located between which two countries?

12.  What strait separates the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea?

13.  What mountain range is located in Northwest Africa?

14.  What is the highest mountain range in North Africa and Southwest Asia?

Use the map on p.294 to answer the following questions.

15.  To what areas of the world are the oil products from Southwest Asia shipped?

16.  What oil regions supply oil products to Russia?

17.  What two regions receive oil from North Africa?

18.  Which regions supply Europe with oil?

19.  Where is the largest amount of oil and natural gas found?

Use the chart on p.295 to answer the following questions.

20.  Where is the lowest point on earth found?

21.  What is the longest river in the world?

22.  Which has more people, The United States or Egypt?

23.  How many people does Ankara, Turkey have?

24.  How big is the Caspian Sea?

25.  Which is smaller, Algeria or Saudi Arabia?

Use the map on p.293 to answer the following questions.

26.  What country’s southern boundary is claimed by Sudan?

27.  What is the capitol of Morocco?

28.  Which two countries share a border with the United Arab Emirates?

29.  The island of Socotra belongs to what country?

30.  In what country is the city of Mecca?

31.  What is the capitol of Saudi Arabia?

32.  What city is on the Nile River?

33.  What country borders the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea?

34.  What country is located at 30°N and 0°?

35.  What country is located at 35°N and 70°E?

36.  Amman is the capitol of what country?

37.  What body of water is north of Iran?

38.  What two countries border the Arabian Sea?

39.  What two groups of islands are located off the western coast of Morocco?

40.  What country is located at 30°N and 30°E?