Question

Analyze the map below and answer the questions that follow.

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

On the map above, the Pontic Mountains are located at __________ and the Taurus Mountains are located at __________.
A.
Number 1 . . . Number 3
B.
Number 3 . . . Number 2
C.
Number 1 . . . Number 2
D.
Number 2 . . . Number 4

Answer 1

A. Number 1 . . . Number 3

The Pontic Mountains run along northern Turkey by the Black Sea (1), while the Taurus Mountains run across southern Turkey near the Mediterranean (3).