Iraq Iran Saudi Arabia Yemen Oman U.A.E. Kuwait SOUTHWEST ASIA 1 Hint to help remember: Starting west and traveling the outskirts of the Arabian Peninsula, the countries first letters spell “YOU” (Yemen, Oman, U.A.E.)

Israel Jordan Lebanon Syria Turkey SOUTHWEST ASIA 2 Hints to help remember: Syria borders Turkey and Iraq which makes sense because they share a minority ethnic group, the Kurds. Jordan borders Israel - the West Bank located in the eastern part of Israel got its name because it’s the “west bank” of the Jordan River.

 Riyadh  Ankara  Damascus  Jerusalem  Baghdad  Tehran  Beirut  Abu Dhabi Israel Turkey Lebanon U.A.E. Iraq Saudi Arabia Iran Syria

Tigris River Euphrates River Black Sea Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Persian Gulf Caspian Sea Strait of Hormuz Hint to help remember: Looking at the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers from west to east, the first letters spell E.T.

Taurus Mts. Zagros Mts. Rub’ al Khali Arabian Peninsula