Ch.2 Q.3 - Study Sheet

Question 1

In what country is Beirut?

Answer 1

Lebanon

Question 2

In what country would you find the port of Aqaba?

Answer 2

Jordan

Question 3

What country might have a “kibbutz”?

Answer 3

Israel

Question 4

In what country is Damascus?

Answer 4

Syria

Question 5

What does PLO stand for?

Answer 5

Palestine Liberation Organization

Question 6

What is the capital of Israel?

Answer 6

Jerusalem (or Tel Aviv)

Question 7

What modern Middle East nation was established in 1948?

Answer 7

Israel

Question 8

Although the western portion of the Fertile Crescent has a mediterranean climate, what kind of climate does most of the region have?

Answer 8

desert

Question 9

What event marks the beginning of nations in world history?

Answer 9

The dispersion - tower of Babel

Question 10

Which of the following countries is not part of the Fertile Crescent?

Answer 10

Saudi Arabia