- Afghanistan: Locate the country in the eastern part of the map, northeast of Iran.
- Iran: Find the large country south of the Caspian Sea and west of Afghanistan.
- Iraq: Identify the country east of Syria and west of Iran, north of Kuwait.
- Israel: Locate the small country on the Mediterranean coast, west of Jordan.
- Saudi Arabia: Find the large peninsula dominating the southern part of the map.
- Turkey: Identify the country spanning both Europe and Asia, north of Syria and Iraq.
- Kuwait: Locate the small country on the Persian Gulf, south of Iraq.
- Syria: Find the country west of Iraq and north of Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
- Gaza Strip: Identify the small coastal territory southwest of Israel, bordering Egypt.
- West Bank: Locate the landlocked territory east of Israel, bordering Jordan.
- Euphrates River: Draw a wavy blue line starting in Turkey, flowing southeast through Syria and Iraq to the Persian Gulf.
- Jordan River: Draw a wavy blue line running south from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea.
- Tigris River: Draw a wavy blue line starting in Turkey, flowing southeast through Iraq, parallel to the Euphrates.
- Suez Canal: Draw a straight blue line connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea in northeastern Egypt.
- Persian Gulf: Shade the body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula with light blue.
- Strait of Hormuz: Draw a narrow blue channel connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.
- Arabian Sea: Shade the large body of water south of the Arabian Peninsula with light blue.
- Red Sea: Shade the long, narrow body of water between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula with light blue.
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