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Unit 6 Review & Continuation

Unit 6 Review & Continuation. This review will help you remember what you learned about the Middle East, Southwest Asia and Egypt. It will cover the region, the countries, and the major landforms. It will also review the major religions, historical & current events.

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Unit 6 Review & Continuation

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  1. Unit 6 Review & Continuation • This review will help you remember what you learned about the Middle East, Southwest Asia and Egypt. • It will cover the region, the countries, and the major landforms. • It will also review the major religions, historical & current events. • If time permits, it will introduce new material.

  2. North/South Hemispheres Northern Hemisphere Equator Southern Hemisphere

  3. East/West Hemispheres Western Hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere Prime Meridian

  4. Middle East, Southwest Asia and Egypt What region are we studying?

  5. The countries are…. Countries 16 Iraq 15 Syria Afghanistan 14 1 Turkey 2 Lebanon 13 Iran 3 Israel 12 Kuwait 4 Jordan Bahrain 11 10 Egypt 5 Qatar 6 Saudi Arabia 9 8 United Arab Emirates Oman 7 Yemen

  6. Thewaterwaysare… Euphrates River 1 14 Black Sea Caspian Sea 15 13 Tigris River Mediterranean Sea 2 Shat al Arab 12 3 Dead Sea 11 Persian Gulf Strait of Hormuz 10 4 Gulf of Suez Nile River 5 Gulf of Oman 9 Red Sea 6 Arabian Sea 8 Gulf of Aden 7

  7. Middle East Map

  8. Sahara facts: • “Sahara” means “desert” • 2nd largest desert in the world • Hottest desert in the world • Almost same size as continental U.S. • 25% is covered with sand

  9. The Sahara Sahara Map: Satellite Answer these questions… What is “desertification”? What is an “oasis”? What is a “wadi”?

  10. What mountains? Zagros Mountains Arabian Desert What desert? Rub al Khali . .

  11. The Persian Gulf What strait is this? Strait of Hormuz .

  12. U.A.E. United Arab Emirates

  13. Qatar & Bahrain: Satellite Bahrain Qatar . .

  14. Kuwait

  15. Sinai: Satellite

  16. Jordan River Dead Sea: Satellite The Dead Sea • 2nd Saltiest body of water • 1300’ below sea level • Fed by Jordan River • Part of Great Rift Valley . . . . . .

  17. Black Sea: Satellite The Black Sea

  18. Caspian Sea

  19. Bosporus Strait Istanbul, Turkey .

  20. Turkey: Satellite The Taurus Mountains!! What are these mountains? . . .

  21. Turkey Snow: Satellite

  22. Marmara: Satellite What sea? Black Sea One more chance… What’s this strait? Dardanelles Bosporus Strait Alright…for a “Smartie”: What strait is this? Sea of Marmara Okay…what sea? Aegean Sea What sea? . . . . .

  23. Mt. Ararat & Little Ararat Mount Ararat Little Ararat

  24. Can you name these places….? Sinai & Near East Satellite Mediterranean Sea 1 7 Dead Sea Suez Canal 6 Gulf of Suez Nile River 2 5 4 Gulf of Aqaba Red Sea 3

  25. Nile: Satellite The Nile River….lifeblood of Egypt .

  26. Blue & White Nile: Map .

  27. Muslim Distribution

  28. Oases Small Oasis: 400 yards by 1 mile. Large Oasis: 12 miles by 50 miles!

  29. Wadi Wadi: A dry, riverbed that fills after rain.

  30. Aral Sea The Aral Sea

  31. The death of a sea… Aral Sea (Lake) ….once the 4th largest lake in the world in 1957…

  32. The Aral Sea…why is it dying? 1982 Biological weapons facility. 2003 . . . .

  33. Dead Sea Salt

  34. Desertificationis… • Turning productive land into unproductive land. • Caused by… - Overgrazing of livestock - Excessive cultivation of crops - Poor water management - Overpopulation • Examples: • The “Dust Bowl” in the U.S. during the 1930’s • The Aral Sea • Rural China

  35. The Dust Bowl The U.S. Great Plains during the 1930’s…

  36. Aswan High Dam 3

  37. Aswan High Dam 2

  38. Aswan & Egypt Map

  39. Aswan High Dam: The Good & the Bad Pros: • Hydroelectric power (15% of Egyptian needs) • Prevents floods (floods occurred every year) • Provide water for agriculture Cons: • Reduced water flow = more salt in river • Nutrients stopped at the dam • Poor soil along the lower Nile = more fertilizers = contamination • Poor fishing in the Mediterranean . . . . . Cairo

  40. End of Part I

  41. Ancient Egypt • One of the great civilizations and one of the 5 “cultural hearths”. • Recorded history from 5000 BC • Home of the Great Pyramids & the Sphinx

  42. Map of Ancient Egypt & the Nile 2 1 The Nile 4 3

  43. What were the rulers ofEgypt called? Pharaohs Pharaoh is Greek for “great house” which meant the temple and the ruler inside.

  44. The Pharaohs: More than 170 rulers of Egypt for over 3000 years. • Amenhotep III: Ruled for 39 years (died at age 50). • Akhenaten: Son of Amenhotep III. Told his people only he would talk to God. Kicked out the priests. • King Tut: The boy king and son of Akhenaten. Became pharaoh at age 8 or 9. Died at 18 or 19. Married with 2 still-born children. • Cleopatra: The last Pharaoh: she was the famous Queen that loved a Roman General: Mark Antony (he killed himself when he heard (falsely) that Cleopatra was dead. Cleopatra then killed herself by a snake bite). • Khufu: (Cheops) Built the biggest pyramid. • Ramses II: The warrior-king. Became pharaoh at age 20 and ruled for 67 years.

  45. King Tut’s death mask

  46. King Tut’s coffin….solid gold.

  47. King Tut wrapped up

  48. King Tut unwrapped

  49. King Tut’s chair….covered with gold.Shows a picture of him and his wife. Pyramids

  50. The Great Pyramid of Cheops Cheops Pyramid 1

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