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Analyze the map below and answer the questions that follow.

A map of the Arabian Peninsula with 3 arrows pointing to bodies of water. The first arrow points to a body of water east of the peninsula near Asia. The second arrow points to a body of water south of the peninsula. The third arrow points to a body of water west of the peninsula near Africa.
Image courtesy of NASA

The arrows on the map above point to all of the following bodies of water except __________.
A.
the Red Sea
B.
the Persian Gulf
C.
the Arabian Sea
D.
the Mediterranean Sea

1 answer

Based on the description of the map, we can analyze the positions of the bodies of water indicated by the arrows:

  1. The first arrow points to a body of water east of the Arabian Peninsula, which would be the Persian Gulf.
  2. The second arrow points to a body of water south of the peninsula, which corresponds to the Arabian Sea.
  3. The third arrow points to a body of water west of the peninsula, which would be the Red Sea.

Given this information, the bodies of water pointed to by the arrows include the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, and Red Sea.

The options given are:

A. the Red Sea
B. the Persian Gulf
C. the Arabian Sea
D. the Mediterranean Sea

Since the Mediterranean Sea is not mentioned in the description provided about the arrows on the map, the answer is:

D. the Mediterranean Sea.