Question

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows.

A satellite map of the Eastern Mediterranean. Areas on the map are circled and labeled 1, 2, 3, and 4. 1 is a range in Northern Turkey. 2 is a desert in the middle of Turkey. 3 is a range in Southern Turkey. 4 is a desert in Israel.
Image courtesy of NASA

Which of the following landforms are labeled incorrectly?
Number 1 – the Pontic Mountains
Number 2 – the Taurus Mountains
Number 3 – the Anatolian Plateau
Number 4 – the Negev Desert

A. number 1 only
B. number 4 only
C. numbers 2 and 3 only
D. all are labeled incorrectly

Answer 1

C. numbers 2 and 3 only

Explanation: 1 (northern Turkey) is the Pontic Mountains and 4 (southern Israel) is the Negev — both correct. The central high, semi‑arid area is the Anatolian Plateau (should be #2), while the mountain range along southern Turkey is the Taurus Mountains (should be #3), so 2 and 3 are swapped.