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CHOKEPOINTS

CHOKEPOINTS.

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CHOKEPOINTS

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  1. CHOKEPOINTS There are approximately 200 straits (narrow bodies of water connecting two larger bodies of water) or canals around the world but only a handful are known as chokepoints. A chokepoint is a strategic strait or canal which could be closed or blocked to stop sea traffic (especially oil). This type of aggression could surely cause an international incident.

  2. See whether you can identify the locations of the choke points on your world map. These are all places we have discussed and/or located on a map.

  3. Global Chokepoints

  4. Bosporus & Dardanelles St. of Gibraltar Suez Canal Panama Canal St. of Hormuz Global Chokepoints

  5. From what you already know about the natural resources in the world and about current events, what potential problems can you foresee if any of these choke points in Asia and Africa were to be blocked?

  6. Did you know the answer? The blocking of the free flow of oil and natural gas that are exported from the Middle East.

  7. This map shows the movement of oil around the world.

  8. North Africa and Southwest Asia Political and Economic Characteristics

  9. The region has great variation in standard of living. The region has some very poor, poverty-stricken countries. Economic activities are primary activities.

  10. OIL

  11. Agriculture/Farming

  12. Some countries have a high standard of living and high per capita incomes. these countries tend to be the one with oil reserves. Economic Activity: Oil Drilling Example: United Arab Emirates

  13. A majority of the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are located in the Middle East. What is OPEC? OPEC is an economic alliance of oil producing nations. Controls production and sale of oil.

  14. Example: United Arab Emirates

  15. The region is a prime location of trade. Name a man-made feature that has enhanced shipping in the region. SUEZ CANAL

  16. Suez Canal • *The 101-mile waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. • The Suez Canal is used to transport goods to and from all three continents. • Egypt controls the Suez Canal.

  17. What is located on the Nile River in Egypt and controls the annual seasonal flooding of the Nile River?

  18. ASWAN DAMon the Nile River • The Dam was created in 1971 • The Dam wall is 365 feet high • Created artificial lake- Lake Nasser, which covers 300 miles

  19. Positive effects of Dam • Prevents flooding • Controls irrigation • Creates Hydroelectric power- supplies Egypt with 40% of its electricity

  20. Negative Effects of Dam • New layer of fertile soil no longer deposited by annual flood, must use fertilizers • Very expensive • Run off pollutes river, pollution kills fish • New soil not added to Delta, which causes erosion • Salt content has increased, which can ruin • crops

  21. Examples of site(actual location of city): HARBOR SITE: Alexandria, Egypt

  22. Hilltop Site: Jerusalem, Israel

  23. Land Bridge to Europe and command of Bosporus and Dardanelles Istanbul, Turkey

  24. Focal point of Pilgrimage (Islam) Mecca, Saudi Arabia

  25. What am I?

  26. Answer I am the tip of a camel’s nose and mouth! I am very important to the camel, because my nostrils can close up completely to keep out the sand. My mouth helps the camel get the most protein and energy out of poor-quality food in the desert. By swallowing and regurgitating all day, chewing and chewing and chewing with sideways grinding motions, my special mouth pulverizes food and sucks out every last bit of nutrition.

  27. We are known as … ships of the desert!

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