Bible Atlas

Question 1

Israel size has been compared to the state of New York

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The dividing point between upper and lower Egypt is Thebes

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The capital closest to Jerusalem is Amman Jordan

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Petra is located in Israel

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Three continents that converge in the ancient near East are Africa Asia and America

Answer 5

False

Question 6

The two rivers that dominated Mesopotamia were habor and Euphrates

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Israel is located in the northern portion of the Levant

Answer 7

False

Question 8

The gentle depression that separates Samaria and Judah is called the saddle of Benjamin

Answer 8

True

Question 9

The most important city in the negeb is Tamar

Answer 9

False

Question 10

The percentage of water in Palestine that drains into the Jordan rift is 70%

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Ancient societies centered around villages

Answer 11

True

Question 12

The minimum annual rainfall needed for agriculture purposes is 14 inches

Answer 12

False

Question 13

A tell is another word for communication

Answer 13

False

Question 14

The country just south and west of Israel is Iran

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Upper Egypt is in the south and lower Egypt is in the north

Answer 15

True

Question 16

The famous Bible character who came from Mesopotamia was rude

Answer 16

False

Question 17

The small country at the far south eastern point of the fertile crescent is Kuwait

Answer 17

True

Question 18

The river that connects the sea of Galilee it to the dead sea is the Nile

Answer 18

False

Question 19

The land of Israel is not very geologically diverse

Answer 19

False

Question 20

The three primary divisions of the western mountains are Gallilee Samaria and Judah

Answer 20

True

Question 21

The belly just south of Gallilee is the Jezreel valley

Answer 21

True

Question 22

The difference in elevation between Jerusalem and Jericho is 3000 feet

Answer 22

False

Question 23

In the new testament the negeb is known by the term Idumea

Answer 23

True

Question 24

The lowest point of the Jordan rift is at

Answer 24

The Dead Sea

Question 25

The country just east of Israel is

Answer 25

Jordan

Question 26

Two major highways came through the area of the Levant that connected Egypt to other portions of the Levant, they r the Kings hwy and

Answer 26

The international coastal hwy

Question 27

Name the four major longitudinal zones which divide Palestine

Answer 27

Coastal Plains, western mountains, Jordan rift, eastern plateau

Question 28

What is Pastoralism

Answer 28

The raising of livestock

Question 29

Just real means God sows

Answer 29

True