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Southwest Asia Map Lab

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Southwest Asia Map Lab

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    1. Southwest Asia Map Lab

    3. Southwest Asia forms a land bridge that connect 3 continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe.

    4. Southwest Asia sits on the edge of a huge tectonic plate.

    7. Arabian Peninsula

    10. Sinai Peninsula

    13. Plateau of Iran Isolated and very high Surrounded by mountains The land is stony, salty, and sandy desert The foothills surrounding the plateau are able to produce some crops

    14. Mountains in Southwest Asia = Isolation *The Hindu Kush Mountains isolate Afghanistan (this makes outside contact difficult). *Khyber Pass is the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan

    17. Mount Ararat

    20. Bosporus and Dardanelles Two narrow waterways situated at the west end of the Anatolian Peninsula Control water access into Russia and Asia

    21. Strait of Hormuz Connects the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf Strategic because it is the regions only water way accessing the regions oil fields in the Persian Gulf

    22. Bab el Mandeb Chokepoint in the Mideast that links the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea Strategic for the movement of oil out of the SWA region (43 million barrels go through this strait daily) Ships going through the Bab el Mandeb must be aware of pirates in the Gulf of Aden Label the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Red Sea

    23. Wadis River beds that remain dry except during rainy seasons Located throughout the Arabian Peninsula

    24. Southwest Asia Rivers

    25. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers The two are the most important rivers in the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia). The two rivers supported the following ancient civilizations: Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Chaldeans.

    26. Mesopotamia Means “the land between the rivers” (Tigris and Euphrates) A region or cultural hearth in SWA that was the location of some of the earliest civilizations in the world Also known as the Fertile Crescent

    27. Jordan River Provides a precious resource: water The Jordan River forms a border between Israel and Jordan.

    28. Dead Sea The Jordon River flows into the Dead Sea. Landlocked salt lake The lake is so salty that only bacteria can live in the waters.

    29. Sea of Galilee

    30. Resources in Southwest Asia

    31. Oil is Southwest Asia’s most ABUNDANT resource!!!

    32. Kuwait City The port at Kuwait City is an important break of bulk center At this port oil is transformed from one mode of transportation (pipeline), to another (oil tanker). Why are ports in SWA like Kuwait so important?

    33. Review: Economic Activities Primary? Secondary? Tertiary? Quaternary? Refining oil into gasoline Research center that stores petroleum related data Pumping oil out of the ground Buying gas at a service station

    34. Oil Location in Southwest Asia Major oil fields are found in the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, and Iraq Southwest Asia contains about 1/2 (50%) of the worlds oil reserves

    35. Southwest Asia Climate Southwest Asia climate is very ARID Most areas receive less than 18 inches of rain a year.

    36. Rub al-Khali Most famous desert in the region Also known as the “Empty Quarter” About the size of Texas Summer temperatures can reach 150 degrees F and as many as 10 years can pass with out rainfall

    37. Adaptations What adaptations do you think the vegetation and animals of SWA had to make in order to live in such a harsh climate?

    38. Irrigation

    39. Mediterranean Climate in SWA In other parts of the region, a Mediterranean climate prevails making the land green and lush Although Southwest Asia is mostly arid or semiarid there are a few areas with adequate rainfall Along the Mediterranean coast across most of Turkey These climates allow for fruits, olives, and vegetables to be grown year round

    40. Oasis An area in the desert where vegetation is found because water is available Usually from underground springs Found occasionally in the Rub al-Khali

    41. Semiarid Lands Found on the fringes of the deserts Regions with semiarid climates Have warm to hot summers with enough rain fall to support grass and low growing shrubs Cotton and wheat are often grown in this area

    42. Climographs

    43. H-E-I in Southwest Asia Climate, vegetation, and landforms have had a major impact on human-environmental-interaction in Southwest Asia Examples of HEI in Southwest Asia: Dam projects, man-made lakes, drip irrigation, desalinization, pumping water from aquifers, creating petroleum, exploring for oil, transporting oil

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