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Southwest Asia: Political

Unit Southwest Asia

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Outline Maps with Activities

A. Use the maps located in the Unit Atlas on pages 478-483 and throughout Unit 7 locatethe following countries. political units. and physical features. Then label them on theaccompanying outline map.

Bodies of WaterArabian SeaBlack SeaCaspian SeaIndian OceanMediterranean SeaRed SeaPersian Gulf

CountriesAfghanistanBahrainCyprusIranIraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanonOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaSyriaTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesYemen

CitiesAbu DhabiAmmanAnkaraBaghdadBeirutDamascusDohaIstanbul

, JerusalemKabulKuwait

B. After labeling your map. use it to answer the following questions.

1. What is the largest country located on the Arabian Peninsula? What two citiescentral to the religion of Islam are located in this country?

ManamaMeccaMedinaMuscatNicosiaRiyadhSanaaTehranTel Aviv-Yafo

2. How far is Jerusalem from Baghdad?

oc 3. What Turkish city is the only city in the world located on two continents?

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4. What Southwest Asian city contains the holy places of three major religions? Namethem. It is the capital of what modern country?

5. What Southwest Asian country is located south of the Central Asian republics ofTurkmenistan and Uzbekistan? What is its capital?

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