geography of the middle east. where is it? southwest asia north africa europe - (a bit of turkey)
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Arabian Peninsula 1. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United
Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait
2. Mostly Desert
Fertile Crescent: From Eastern Mediterranean to Tigris
and Euphrates 1. Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria 2. Home to early civilization – Mesopotamia
“Land Between the Rivers”3. Rain in the east from rivers; Rain in the
west from the Mediterranean
Names of the Middle East
1. Middle East – Crossroads of 3 continents Asia, Africa and Europe
2. Near East – Near Europe
3. Arab World – Mostly Arab
4. Muslim World – Mostly Muslim
OilA. 60% of the world’s oilB. Saudi Arabia largest producerC. Iran, Iraq and Kuwait are also heavy
producers
ReligionsIslam 1. Most people follow this religion2. Followers are called Muslims or
Moslems3. Holy City is Mecca
Cultural Diffusion-Three monotheistic religions went
from the Middle East to the rest of the world
-Arabic Numerals came from India to the Middle East
ClimateA. Mostly AridB. 40% of the people farm 10% of the
landC. Farmland in River Valleys and
Coastal Plains
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