Analyze the map below and answer the questions that follow. A satellite map of the Arabian Peninsula with 2 arrows. Arrow 1 points to a body of water to the west of the peninsula near Africa. Arrow 2 points to a body of water east of the peninsula near Asia.
Image courtesy of NASA

Which of the following bodies of water does arrow 1 point to in the map above?
A.
the Persian Gulf
B.
the Mediterranean Sea
C.
the Red Sea
D.
the Indian Ocean

C.  the Red Sea

Explanation:

The Red Sea is the body of water between Northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (Asia). The countries that have access to it are Egypt, Israel, Eritrea, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen.

It is separated from the Arabian Sea by the Gulf of Aden on the north, flowing into it. They both later instill together into the Indian Ocean. On the south, it forms the Gulf of Suez on the shores of Egypt, and the Gulf of Aqaba that borders four countries – Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.

The name of the sea comes from the coral reefs that give it a specific color, making it seem red.