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The Geography of the Middle East

Explore the diverse landscape of the Middle East, from the mighty Nile River to the barren deserts, and discover the region's rich natural resources like oil. Understand the importance of key bodies of water and the challenges posed by the harsh climate.

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The Geography of the Middle East

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  1. The Geography of the Middle East Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

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

  3. Bodies of Water Black Sea Caspian Sea Dardanelles Strait AtlanticOcean TigrisRiver Mediterranean Sea EuphratesRiver Jordan River Suez Canal Strait ofHormuz Persian Gulf Nile River Gulf ofOman Red Sea ArabianSea Gulf of Aden IndianOcean

  4. The Mighty Nile River:“Longest River in the World”

  5. Egypt: The “Gift of the Nile” Nile Delta Annual Nile Flooding 95% of the Egyptian people live on 5% of the land!

  6. Aswan High Dam, Egypt HydroelectricPower Plant

  7. Suez Canal Completed by the British in 1869

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

  9. Dust Storms Along the Tigris-Euphrates Flood Plains

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

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

  12. Wadis – Instant Springs

  13. Mountains & Plateaus Caucasus Mts. AnatolianPlateau Elburz Mts. Iranian Plateau Taurus Mts. Zagros Mts. Atlas Mts. Hejaz Mts.

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

  15. Deserts NegevDesert SinaiDesert Libyan Desert ArabianDesert Rubal-Khali Sahara Desert

  16. Desert Bedouins

  17. Breeding Areas of Desert Locusts

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

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

  20. Desert Oases: Water at a Premium!

  21. Fresh Groundwater Sources

  22. DesalinizationPlants

  23. Fertile Crescent

  24. The Fertile Crescent

  25. Middle East: Climate Regions

  26. Middle East: Population Density

  27. Cairo, Egypt: Most Populated City in the Middle East 17,000,000+People!

  28. The Natural Resources of theMiddle East

  29. World Oil Reserves

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

  31. Saudi Oil Fields & Refineries

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

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