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You may work on your map packet for 15 minutes

You may work on your map packet for 15 minutes. Lets preview the region: . India. The 7 th largest country in the world, 2 nd most populous country in the world (1.2 billion people), most populous democracy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNpX_tdrvZg India . Nepal.

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  1. You may work on your map packet for 15 minutes

  2. Lets preview the region:

  3. India The 7th largest country in the world, 2nd most populous country in the world (1.2 billion people), most populous democracy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNpX_tdrvZg India

  4. Nepal Located in the Himalayas. Home to Mt. Everest

  5. Pakistan The 6th most populous country in the world. Capital: Islamabad

  6. Afghanistan Capital: Kabul Ancient center of the silk road. President: Hamid Karzai Burqa

  7. Iran Major regional and middle eastern power. Capital: Tehran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAs5X9weNuw&list=PLnLzj3Htnqmk0FC19vuxWUFFJpCdqEPBn Iran

  8. Iraq Where Mesopotamia (“the land between the rivers” was located. Capital: Baghdad thwab hijab

  9. Turkey Borders Greece and the Mediterranean Sea. A democratic country with a rich cultural heritage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrNN6dAhg4U&list=PLnLzj3Htnqmk0FC19vuxWUFFJpCdqEPBn Turkey

  10. Saudi Arabia Economy largely backed by its oil industry Mecca

  11. Yemen and Oman Muscat, Oman Sana’a, Yemen

  12. Israel The Wailing Wall Capital: Jerusalem. The country is important and sacred to Jews, Muslims, and Christians as it is the site to many places that are pivotal to their religious beliefs. (Nazareth, Bethlehem, Tiberias and Safed, Ramla)

  13. Syria Capital: Damascus. One of the oldest cities in the world.

  14. Kazakhstan

  15. Himalayan Mountains • Home to the world’s highest mountains, including Mt. Everest • Created by the collision of the Indian tectonic plate and the Eurasian plate How they were formed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuSHOQ6gv5Y

  16. Arabian Peninsula • A vast region containing oil and natural gas (huge source of $$)

  17. Mesopotamian Plain • Mesopotamia literally means “land between rivers” in ancient Greek • Centered around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers • The south is flat and marshy • Thanks to advanced systems of irrigation, soil (silt) was highly advanced in ancient civilization, and still is today! The area was richfor farming because of flooding every year. It is STILL good for farming today

  18. Bosporus Strait The Dardanelles Strait These waterways link the Mediterranean and Black Seas and separate Europe from Asia Sea of Marmara

  19. The Red Sea Has a major reef system

  20. Both seas very important for fishing in the countries they border (India & more) Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal

  21. The Ganges River • The most sacred river to Hindus. • Also a lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its course and depend on it for their daily needs • It is worshiped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism • Ranked 5th most polluted river in the world 

  22. Central Asia

  23. Central Asia dry dry dry Covered by deserts

  24. The need for water: dry dry dry • Rainfall is sparse over much of the region, and high temperatures cause surface water to evaporate quickly. • As a result, the population does not have enough water to meet it’s needs • Some countries draw water from aquifers when they cannot access clean rivers

  25. What is an aquifer? an underground layer of water-bearingrock from which groundwater can be extracted using a water well

  26. Southwest Asia

  27. Not quite as dry Southwest Asia • Not as dry, but because there is a high concentration of people, supplies of fresh water are still low. • Farmers are the largest consumers of water, often used for irrigation • They also use underground aquifers

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