The body of water between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula is called what?

• A. Red Sea
• B. Arabian Gulf
• C. Persian Gulf
• D. Sargasso Sea

Answer: (A)

This tests your knowledge of where major bodies of water sit on the world map. The water between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula is the Red Sea—the long, narrow sea that runs from the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal in the north down toward the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden in the south. It sits between northeastern Africa (countries like Egypt and Sudan on the African side) and the Arabian Peninsula (countries such as Yemen and Saudi Arabia on the other side).

The other options refer to different seas: the Arabian/Persian Gulf lies between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, not near Africa; the Sargasso Sea is located in the western Atlantic Ocean, far from Africa. Thus, the Red Sea is the correct identification.