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Geography of Mesopotamia

Geography of Mesopotamia. What is Geography?. Geography of Mesopotamia. Class Answers: Geography: The study of Earth’s surface and the processes that shape it . Landforms and Water-forms. Geography of Mesopotamia. Landscape of Mesopotamia

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Geography of Mesopotamia

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  1. Geography of Mesopotamia What is Geography?

  2. Geography of Mesopotamia • Class Answers: • Geography: The study of Earth’s surface and the processes that shape it. Landforms and Water-forms

  3. Geography of Mesopotamia • Landscape of Mesopotamia • Part of The Fertile Crescent, a region in Southwest Asia that was the site of the world’s first civilizations. • Mesopotamia means “land between the two rivers” Euphrates River Tigris River

  4. Geography of Mesopotamia • Located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. • Mesopotamia is in current day Syriaand Iraq.

  5. Major Geographic Features • (LEQ) What major geographic features were present in and around Mesopotamia? • (LEQ) How did the geography impact the development of the civilization in Mesopotamia?

  6. Major Geographic Features • To the north is the ZagrosMountains and Taurus Moutains. • What do these mountains offer to the people of Mesopotamia? • Protection, Source of water for rivers, and Natural Resources

  7. Major Geographic Features • To the south is the SyrianDesert. • What does this desert offer to the people of Mesopotamia? • Protection

  8. Major Geographic Features • To the west is the MediterraneanSea and to the east is the PersianGulf. • What does the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf offer to the people of Mesopotamia? • Food, Travel, Trade,and not for drinking (Salt Water)

  9. Major Geographic Features • Two rivers located inside the Fertile Crescent, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. • What do these two rivers offer to the people of Mesopotamia? • Irrigation, Fertile Soil, Transportation, clay for building, And Reeds for boats.

  10. Major Geographic Features • (LEQ) What major geographic features were present in Mesopotamia? • (LEQ) How did the geography impact the development of the civilization in Mesopotamia?

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