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The Geography of the Middle East

The Geography of the Middle East. Middle East? OR Near East? OR Southwest Asia? OR….?. HERE IS THE WORLD…. …AND HERE IS NORTH AFRICA AND SOUTHWEST ASIA. Due to the location, it’s called the Crossroads of Continents: Europe, Africa, and Asia. SOME COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST ARE:.

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The Geography of the Middle East

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  1. The Geography of the Middle East

  2. Middle East? OR Near East?OR Southwest Asia? OR….?

  3. HERE IS THE WORLD… …AND HERE IS NORTH AFRICA AND SOUTHWEST ASIA Due to the location, it’s called the Crossroads of Continents: Europe, Africa, and Asia

  4. SOME COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST ARE: AFGHANISTAN TURKEY IRAN IRAQ SAUDI ARABIA KUWAIT QATAR ISRAEL AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)

  5. The Fertile Crescent

  6. The Tigris & EuphratesRiver System Mesopotamia: ”Land Between the Two Rivers” Marsh Arabs, So. Iraq

  7. Fertile Crescent

  8. Dust Storms Along the Tigris-Euphrates Flood Plains

  9. Dead Sea: Lowest Point on Earth 2,300’ below sea level HighestSaltContent(33%)

  10. MINARETS MOSQUES: places of worship for Muslims. Typical features are domes and minarets DOME

  11. The Hagia Sofia in Istanbul, Turkey. Built between 532 and 537 by the Christian Emperor Justinian I as a Byzantine church, which it functionedas for the next 900 years. In 1453, the Islamic-faithed Ottomans took over Constantinople (now Istanbul). They wasted little time in converting the Hagia Sophia into a mosque. It served the Muslims for almost 500 years. The Ottomans painted over the Christian mosaics - and erected the four defining minarets we see today. In 1934, Turkey changed the Hagia Sofia's status from mosque to museum and uncovered the priceless Byzantine mosaics.

  12. The Dome of the Rock http://www.sacredsites.com/1st30/domeof.html Jerusalem: This Muslim holy site was built on the remains of the Temple of Solomon, a holy site for Jews

  13. The Kaaba http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~brvs/kaaba.html Located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the Kaaba is the most sacred site for Muslims. A Muslim must take the haj (pilgrimage) to Mecca at least once in his/her life.

  14. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/go-visual.asp?MFAJ01wh0 Jerusalem: This church was built on the site where Christians believe that Jesus Christ was crucified.

  15. The Western Wall in Jerusalem: Also known as the Wailing Wall http://www.sacredsites.com/1st30/domeof.html http://www.igc.apc.org/ddickerson/western-wall.gif

  16. The Geography of the Middle East Part 2

  17. Other notable cultural landmarks: A “Bazaar” is an open-air market, usually in the center of a Middle eastern town. This bazaar specializes in woven Arabian carpets- verrrrrrry popular!!!! Bazaars are also called “suqs”

  18. Cultural Landscapes are old…. Like the many walled cities around the Arab World…

  19. …and new Like the oil rigs around the Middle East

  20. TheJordan RiverSystem: Israel & Jordan--A Fight OverWater Rights?

  21. Mountain Ranges in Mid-East Elburz Mts., Iran Zagros Mts., Iran Lebanese Mts. Taurus Mts., Turkey

  22. Wadis – Instant Springs

  23. Desert Bedouins

  24. Breeding Areas of Desert Locusts

  25. Swarms of Desert Locusts! Israel Hit By Worst Locust Plague Since the 1950s! Locusts Swarm the Pyramids Complex at Giza!

  26. Rub al-Khali:“The Empty Quarter”

  27. Desert Oases: Water at a Premium!

  28. Fresh Groundwater Sources

  29. DesalinizationPlants

  30. The Middle East vs. the U. S.Latitude Lines

  31. Middle East: Climate Regions

  32. Middle East: Population Density

  33. The Middle East:Natural Vegetation

  34. The Natural Resources of theMiddle East

  35. World Oil Reserves

  36. Persian Gulf Oil Exports (2003)

  37. Saudi Oil Fields & Refineries

  38. Kuwait: An Island Floating on a Sea of Oil KuwaitCity

  39. Leading U. S. Oil Suppliers The U. S. imports 30% of its oil needs from the Middle East.

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