North Africa and the Middle East

1. North Africa and the Middle East

2. 1 2 3 14 5 4 6 7 8 13 12 9 Countries of the Middle East 11 10

3. 3 2 4 5 6 1 Map of North Africa We will include North Africa with our studies of the Middle East 7

4. Taurus Mountains Major mountains in the Middle East Zagros Mountains

5. Black Sea Caspian Sea Mediterranean Sea Persian Gulf Major bodies of water in the Middle East Arabian Sea Red Sea

6. Tigris River Euphrates River Major rivers of the Middle East Nile River

7. Tigris River Euphrates River So…looking at these two rivers, where do you think they begin? In which body of water do they empty?

8. Tigris River Euphrates River The Tigris begins in the Caucasus Mountains and the Euphrates begins in the Taurus Mountains

9. Tigris River Euphrates River They both come together to empty into the Persian Gulf.

10. Where do you think the Nile River begins and in what body of water does it empty? Nile River

11. You are correct…the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Nile River

12. But how can that be??? The Mediterranean Sea is NORTH of Nile River! Nile River

13. That’s because the Nile River actually flows NORTH… out of the Ethiopian Highlands and Lake Victoria to the SOUTH!

14. Syrian Desert Nufad Desert Rub Al-Khali or Empty Quarter Sahara Desert Deserts of the Middle East

15. Atlas Mountains One more mountain range you need to know

16. A couple more landforms and we will be finished!!! Sinai Peninsula Arabian Peninsula

17. Is it true? Can it be? Are you joking my friend? Are we there, really real? Have we indeed reached … The End!