Geography Circuit

It’s already October!!!! I wonder what’s spookier, Halloween…or the tougher questions on these posts! Let me know what you think.

Today’s topic is going to be the Middle East, or Southwest Asia if you want to be technical.

1. What large desert, whose name translates to “Empty Quarter”, spans much of the Arabian Peninsula?
2. One of the most strategically important choke points in the world connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. What body of water is this?
3. The 2022 Soccer World Cup will be held in Doha, Qatar. Matches won’t be played in the Hawar Islands, an archipelago right next to Qatar that actually mostly belongs to what other country?
4. Mount Damavand is not just the highest point in Iran, but the highest point in all of Asia! It’s located in what mountain range stretching across Iran’s Caspian Sea coast?
5. What city, the third largest in Turkey, is a port on the Aegean Sea?