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Physical Geography

Physical Geography . Of Southwest Asia. Most Distinctive landform . Arabian Peninsula separated from the continent of Africa by the red sea on the southwest and from the rest of Asia by the Persian Gulf on the east Countries

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Physical Geography

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  1. Physical Geography Of Southwest Asia

  2. Most Distinctive landform Arabian Peninsula • separated from the continent of Africa by the red sea on the southwest and from the rest of Asia by the Persian Gulf on the east Countries • Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain Persian Gulf Red Sea

  3. Anatolian Peninsula • Occupied by the country of Turkey • Marks the beginning of the Asian Continent

  4. Significance? • Both Peninsulas border strategic waterways • Arabian Peninsula • Red Sea & Suez Canal • Anatolian Peninsula • Mediterranean & Black Sea

  5. Significance? • Wadis – riverbeds which remain dry except during raining seasons • Mountains • Hejaz Mountains • Zagros Mountains (Iran) • Hindu Kush (Afghanistan)

  6. Water resources are relatively limited in Southwest Asia

  7. The two most important rivers in SW Asia are the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

  8. The rivers supported several ancient river valley civilizations in an area called the Fertile Crescent (The Gates of Babylon)

  9. The area between the rivers is known as Mesopotamia

  10. Pictures of what the rivers look like today

  11. The Jordan River is another important river located in the Eastern Mediterranean

  12. The river provides one of the most precious resources in the entire region - freshwater Christians believe Jesus was baptized on the Jordan River

  13. The Jordan River flows into the salty waters of the Dead Sea

  14. The Dead sea is so salty that only bacteria can live in its waters

  15. The Dead Sea is 1,349 feet below sea level, the lowest place on the exposed crust of the earth

  16. Resources • It is impossible to think of Southwest Asia without thinking about oil • It is the regions most abundant Resource • Most valuable resource in the area is water • hydroelectric power • Irrigation

  17. Climate and Vegetation

  18. The land of SW Asia is extremely arid

  19. The most famous desert in the region is the Rub al-Khali, which means Empty Quarter Empty Quarter

  20. The local name for the desert is “place where no one comes out”

  21. There are several oasis’s in the Middle East that provide much needed water to the area

  22. An oasis is an area in the desert where vegetation is found because of underground springs

  23. Salt flat deserts in Iran In Iran, the high mountains block rain, and dry winds increase evaporation creating salt flat deserts

  24. Human Environment Interaction

  25. What are some modern methods for water development & use in the Middle East? Circle Irrigation

  26. Desalinization, the removal of salt from ocean water

  27. Drip irrigation, using small pipes that slowly drip water just above ground to conserve water used for crops

  28. Oil from Sand • Crude Oil – Oil pumped from the ground that is not processed • Refinery – convert crude oil into useful products • Pipelines – Transports crude oil either to refineries or to ports where oil is picked up by tankers

  29. Risk of Transporting oil? • Oil Spill • Largest oil spill ever was in Jan. 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. More than 240 million gallons of oil were spilled into water and land

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