The Middle East vs the U S Latitude

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

Bodies of Water Ca iter r a Se Med n ia Atlantic Ocean sp

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

Egypt: The “Gift of the Nile” Nile Delta Annual Nile Flooding 95% of the

Aswan High Dam, Egypt Hydroelectric Power Plant

Suez Canal Completed by the British in 1869

The Tigris & Euphrates River System Mesopotamia: ”Land Between the Two Rivers” Marsh Arabs,

Dust Storms Along the Tigris-Euphrates Flood Plains

The Jordan River System: Israel & Jordan--A Fight Over Water Rights?

Dead Sea: Lowest Point on Earth 2, 300’ below sea level Highest Salt Content

Mountains & Plateaus M ts . Caucasus Mts. Atlas Mts. El bu rz Anatolian

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

Deserts Libyan Desert Sahara Desert Sinai. Negev Desert Arabian Desert Rub al-Khali

Completed Map ts . Ca Caucasus Mts. El a Atlantic Ocean Se bu rz

The Natural Resources of the Middle East

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

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

Bodies of Water Ca iter r a Se Med n ia Atlantic Ocean sp Black Sea Dardanelles Strait anea n Tigris Euphrates River Sea Jordan River Pe Suez Canal rs d Re Nile River ian Se Strait of Gu Hormuz lf Gulf of Oman a Arabian Sea Gulf of Aden Indian Ocean

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

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

Aswan High Dam, Egypt Hydroelectric Power Plant

Suez Canal Completed by the British in 1869

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

Dust Storms Along the Tigris-Euphrates Flood Plains

The Jordan River System: Israel & Jordan--A Fight Over Water Rights?

Dead Sea: Lowest Point on Earth 2, 300’ below sea level Highest Salt Content (33%)

Wadis – Instant Springs

Mountains & Plateaus M ts . Caucasus Mts. Atlas Mts. El bu rz Anatolian Plateau s ru u Ta ts. M Iranian Zagros Plateau Mts. jaz He s. Mt

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

Deserts Libyan Desert Sahara Desert Sinai. Negev Desert Arabian Desert Rub al-Khali

Desert Bedouins

Rub al-Khali: “The Empty Quarter”

Desert Oases: Water at a Premium!

Fresh Groundwater Sources

Desalinization Plants

Fertile Crescent

The Fertile Crescent

Completed Map ts . Ca Caucasus Mts. El a Atlantic Ocean Se bu rz n ia M sp Black Sea Dardanelles Strait Anatolian Plateau Med iter rane Tigris an S Euphrates us Iranian ea aur. Jordan River T ts. Zagros Plateau Atlas Mts. Negev M River Sinai PMts. er Suez Canal Desert Strait of sia Deser n Arabian Gu Hormuz Libyan Nile t lf Gulf Desert River Rub of al-Khali Oman a jaz Se He d Re s. Mt Sahara Desert Arabian Sea Gulf of Aden Indian Ocean

Middle East: Climate Regions

Middle East: Population Density

The Middle East: Natural Vegetation

The Natural Resources of the Middle East