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The Geography of the Middle East

The Geography of the Middle East. The Geography of the Middle East. Satellite Image of The Middle East. Political Map of The Middle East. Predicament : Traditional Middle East? OR Near East? OR Greater Middle East? OR….?. Topography. Large Bodies of Water.

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The Geography of the Middle East

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  1. The Geography of the Middle East The Geography of the Middle East

  2. Satellite Image of The Middle East

  3. Political Map of The Middle East

  4. Predicament: Traditional Middle East? OR Near East?ORGreater Middle East? OR….?

  5. Topography

  6. Large Bodies of Water

  7. Arabian Peninsula Bodies of Water The Persian Gulf The Red Sea The Gulf of Aden The Gulf of Oman

  8. The Tigris & Euphrates River System

  9. TheJordan River • Connects the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea

  10. The Dead Sea • 2,300’ below sea level • Lowest Point on Earth • HighestSaltContent(33%)

  11. Suez Canal • Completed by the British in 1869 • 120 miles long, 79 ft deep, & 673 ft wide • Connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea

  12. Mountains & Peninsulas Caucasus Mts. Taurus Mts. Elburz Mts. Zagros Mts. The Arabian Peninsula Hejaz Mts.

  13. Mountain Ranges in Mid-East Elburz Mts., Iran Zagros Mts., Iran CaucasusMts., Turkey & Russia Taurus Mts., Turkey

  14. The Arabian Peninsula “The Arabian Subcontinent” • 1, 250,000 sq. miles • The world’s largest peninsula

  15. Deserts NegevDesert SinaiDesert ArabianDesert Libyan Desert

  16. The Arabian Desert • 2,330,000 sq. miles • Covers 90% the Arabian Peninsula

  17. Rub al-Khali:“The Empty Quarter” • 250,000 sq. miles • Covers southern third of the Arabian Peninsula

  18. Desert Oases: Water at a Premium!

  19. Fresh Groundwater Sources

  20. DesalinizationPlants

  21. Fertile Crescent

  22. The Fertile Crescent • Area of Moist & Fertile land • Nicknamed: “The Cradle of Civilization” • Birth of various early civilizations

  23. Climate

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

  25. Climate Regions

  26. Natural Vegetation

  27. Natural Disasters

  28. Earthquakes

  29. Sandstorms and Dust Storms

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

  31. Resources

  32. The Natural Resources of theMiddle East

  33. World Oil Reserves

  34. Persian Gulf Oil Exports (2003)

  35. Saudi Oil Fields & Refineries

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

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

  38. Demographics

  39. Middle East: Population Density

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

  41. Desert Bedouins

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