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Physical Geography of SWA & NA

Physical Geography of SWA & NA. SSWG3a Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on North Africa/Southwest Asia. General Information. Southwest Asia is also called the “Middle East” The entire area is NOT desert.

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Physical Geography of SWA & NA

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  1. Physical Geography of SWA & NA SSWG3a Describe the location of major physical features and their impact on North Africa/Southwest Asia.

  2. General Information • Southwest Asia is also called the “Middle East” • The entire area is NOT desert. • Mesopotamia or the “Fertile Crescent” is the ancient area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. • North Africa is dramatically different from the areas south of the Sahara.

  3. Mountains • Mountains: Atlas, Zagros, Ahaggar • Impact: • People have had to adapt their clothing, housing and economic activity • People have to find other ways of traveling because of physical barriers • Affect climate

  4. Mountains Atlas Mts. Zagros Mts.

  5. Rivers • Rivers: Tigris, Euphrates, Jordan, Nile • Impact: • Most of these are the only real freshwater sources • The areas around the rivers are fertile and allow farming—ex. Nile River Valley. • Jordan River provides water and religious significance to people of the region • Damming of the rivers in Turkey impact everyone down stream.

  6. Rivers Tigris River Euphrates River

  7. Additional Water Features • Water features: • Seas: Red, Arabian, Dead • Gulf: Aden, Oman, Persian • Strait: Hormuz • Canals: Suez • Impacts • Suez Canal allowed for easier trade from the area. • Provide water for the region, but must be desalinated

  8. Water Features Dead Sea Suez Canal

  9. Deserts • Deserts: Sahara, Rub al-Khali, Syrian • Some deserts are sand, and others are salt. • Impacts • People have had to adapt to the environment through dress, housing as well as economic activity • Limited farming can be done with sophisticated irrigation systems.

  10. Deserts Sahara Desert Rub al-Khali

  11. Other Land features • West Bank • Primarily Palestinian territory located on the Western Bank of the Jordan River • App 2270 square miles • Gaza Strip • Primarily Palestinian territory located in Southwestern Israel • App 146 square miles • Golan Heights • Primarily Israeli occupied plateau in Syria • Disputed area of land

  12. Land Features West Bank & Gaza Strip Golan Heights

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