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Exploring Southwest Asia's Geography

Discover the diverse landforms and climates of Southwest Asia, a crossroads for trade and rich in oil resources, yet facing challenges such as depleted minerals and deforestation.

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Exploring Southwest Asia's Geography

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  1. Southwest Asia(The Middle East) Location, Climate and Resources

  2. What is SW Asia? • Corner of huge Asian continent • Surrounded by 5 bodies of water -- Red, Med, Black, Caspian, and Arabian Sea • Crossroads for trading to Africa, Asia and Europe • Conquered many times, each group leaves a cultural “footprint”

  3. Landforms • Not just all desert • Turkey and Iran—mountains • Rub’al-Khali – “empty quarter” sand sea in Saudi Arabia

  4. Landforms cont. • Fresh water is very valuable • Major rivers– Tigris, Euphrates, Jordan • Persian Gulf important—oil and trading • Dead Sea -very salty, no life, float easily • Wadis—dry stream beds, water a few feet below surface

  5. Climate • Most areas (not all) are hot and dry • Winds and elevation influence temp and precip • Turkey and Iran get good amount of rain, produce food • most of food has to be imported to region • Irrigation is huge in area

  6. Oil and Gas • 60% of the world’s oil • Only a few countries have it though—most around Persian Gulf • Oil allows countries to become 1st world • These countries rely solely on oil –bad • Natural gas usually found near oil

  7. Resource Problems • Many minerals have been depleted—used up • Area used to have forests--deforestation

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