Name _____________________________________

Chapter 15 Section 1 Bodies of Water

The names of important bodies of water in North Africa and Southwest Asia

are listed below. Write each one in the correct blank.

Name _____________________________________

Dead Sea

Euphrates River

Red Sea

Tigris River

Mediterranean Sea

Nile River

Persian Gulf

Name _____________________________________

1.This sea is the largest body of water in the region of North Africa and

Southwest Asia. Early civilizations formed on its eastern shores. This sea

is the __________________________________.

2.This body of water contains so much salt that people can float on it. Its name is the __________________________________ .

3.This “colorful ” sea has long been an important trade route in the region.

The name of this sea is the __________________________________.

4.These two rivers flow from Turkey to the southeast into the Persian Gulf. The names of these rivers are the ________________________________ and the __________________________________ .

5.This river flows from east central Africa to the Mediterranean in northeast

Egypt. This river is called the ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________________.

6.This body of water is important today because it is located in the middle of the oil producing area of Southwest Asia. The name of this body of water is the __________________________________.