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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SW ASIA

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SW ASIA. SW ASIA. Connects Asia, Africa, & Europe -a busy trade route throughout history -site of many invasions. PENINSULAS. Anatolia. Arabian. Arabian Peninsula -most dominate landform Sinai Peninsula -connects SW Asia & Africa Anatolia Peninsula

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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SW ASIA

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  1. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SW ASIA

  2. SW ASIA • Connects Asia, Africa, & Europe -a busy trade route throughout history -site of many invasions

  3. PENINSULAS Anatolia Arabian • Arabian Peninsula -most dominate landform • Sinai Peninsula -connects SW Asia & Africa • Anatolia Peninsula -connects SW Asia & Europe Sinai

  4. BODIES OF WATER • Allow travel/trade • Red Sea -separates Arabian Peninsula from Africa -connected to Mediterranean Sea by Suez Canal • Persian Gulf -world’s largest deposit of oil Suez Canal Horn of Africa

  5. BODIES OF WATER, CON’T. • Dead Sea -high salt content halts plant/animal life -lowest place on Earth’s crust

  6. BODIES OF WATER, CON’T. • Mediterranean Sea -allows access to Europe

  7. BODIES OF WATER, CON’T. • Tigris and Euphrates Rivers -form the “Fertile Crescent” • Jordan River -border between Jordan & Israel

  8. SUEZ CANAL • CONNECTS THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA TO THE RED SEA • BUILT IN 1869/10 YEARS • 101 MILES IN LENGTH

  9. PERSIAN GULF • ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BODIES OF WATER IN THE WORLD • 20-25% OF WORLDS OIL • STARITS OF HORMUZ • 17 BILLION BARRELS PER DAY

  10. DESERTS • Limit movement and life • Sand, gravel, or salt • Rub Al-Khali Desert -“the empty quarter” -sandy & HOT (186* F) • An-Nafud Desert -has oases • Syrian Desert

  11. MOUNTAINS & PLATEAUS • Mountains form natural boundaries -slow travel/trade • Plateaus form much of the northern region -Iran and Turkey • Some have snow! -skiing in Iran

  12. NATURAL RESOURCES • Fresh Water -the MOST valuable! • Oil & Natural Gas -the rest of the world depends on it -Arabian Peninsula, Iran, & Iraq -1/2 of world’s reserves • Salt -used in manufacturing and chemical processes

  13. CLIMATE • Mainly arid (desert) -Less than 10 inches of rain per year -Hot days and cold nights • Semiarid -avg. 16 inches of rain -allows some agriculture • Mediterranean -hot summers and mild, rainy winters -prefect for fruits/vegetables

  14. WADIS • MAINLY-DRY RIVER BEDS • FOUND THROUGHOUT S.W ASIA

  15. OIL & SW ASIA

  16. Products Made From Oil • Clothing Ink, Heart Valves, Crayons, Parachutes, TelephonesEnamel, Transparent tape, Antiseptics, Vacuum bottles,Deodorant, Pantyhose, Rubbing Alcohol, Carpets, Epoxy paintOil filters, Upholstery, Hearing Aids, Car sound insulationCassettes, Motorcycle helmets, Pillows, Shower doors, Shoes,Refrigerator linings, Electrical tape, Safety glass, AwningsSalad bowl, Rubber cement, Nylon rope, Ice buckets, FertilizersHair coloring, Toilet seats, Denture adhesive, LoudspeakersMovie film, Fishing boots, Candles, Water pipes, Car enamel Shower curtains, Credit cards, Aspirin, Golf balls, DetergentsSunglasses, Glue, Fishing rods, Linoleum, Plastic wood, Soft contact lenses, Trash bags, Hand lotion, ShampooShaving cream, Footballs, Paint brushes, Balloons, Fan beltsUmbrellas, Paint Rollers, Luggage, Antifreeze Model carsFloor wax, Sports car bodies, Tires, Dishwashing liquids Unbreakable dishes, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, CombsTents, Hair curlers, Lipstick, Ice cube trays, Electric blanketsTennis rackets, Drinking cups, House paint, Rollerskates wheels, Guitar strings, Ammonia, Eyeglasses, Ice chests, Life jackets, TV cabinets, Car battery cases, Insect repellent, Refrigerants, Typewriter ribbons, Cold cream, Glycerin, Plywood adhesive, Cameras, Anesthetics, Artificial turfArtificial Limbs, Bandages, Dentures, Mops, Beach UmbrellasBallpoint pens, Boats, Nail polish, Golf bags, Caulking, Tape recorders, Curtains, Vitamin capsules, Dashboards, Putty, Percolators, Skis, Insecticides, Fishing lures, Perfumes, Shoe polish, Petroleum jelly, Faucet washers, Food preservatives, Antihistamines, Cortisone, Dyes, LP recordsSolvents, Roofing

  17. WHAT IS CRUDE OIL? • CRUDE OIL OR PETROLEUM IS A FOSSIL FUEL (ALONG WITH COAL/NATURAL GAS) • DECAYED PLANT AND ANIMAL MATTER-MILLIONS OF YEARS • NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE

  18. oil • 1 barrel of oil=42 gallons • 42 gallons of crude oil will become 19 gallons of fuel • Crude oil-how it comes out of the ground • Oil refinery-turns crude into products

  19. Top oil producers • The world produces 85 million barrels per day • #1 Saudi Arabia • #2 Russia • #3 USA  • #4 China • #5 Canada • #6 UAE

  20. Top Consumers • #1 USA 19 MILLION BARRELS PER DAY • #2 CHINA 9 MILLION • #3 JAPAN • #4 INDIA THE USA CONSUMED 6.8 BILLION BARRELS IN 2011

  21. WHERE DO WE GET OUR OIL • CANADA- • MEXICO- • SAUDI ARABIA- • VENEZUELA- • Columbia- • Plus another 36 countries

  22. SW ASIA BEFORE OIL

  23. SW ASIA TODAY

  24. DUBAI AFTER OIL

  25. HOME TO THE “BIG 3” • Where Judaism, Christianity, and Islam began

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