CHAPTER 21CHAPTER 21

SW ASIA SW ASIA

IDENTIFY THE IDENTIFY THE TWO MAJOR TWO MAJOR PENINSULAS IN SW ASIAPENINSULAS IN SW ASIA

ArabianArabian

AnatolianAnatolian

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BOUNDARY BETWEEN ISRAEL BOUNDARY BETWEEN ISRAEL AND JORDANAND JORDAN

Jordan River separates the two Jordan River separates the two countriescountries

U.S. DEPENDENCEY ON SW U.S. DEPENDENCEY ON SW ASIAASIA

OIL RESERVESOIL RESERVES

VITAL RESOURCE IN SW ASIA VITAL RESOURCE IN SW ASIA

waterwater

ON ARABIAN PENINSULAON ARABIAN PENINSULA

Wadi – river bed that remains dry Wadi – river bed that remains dry except during the rainy seasonexcept during the rainy season

GOLAN HEIGHTSGOLAN HEIGHTS

Hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan Hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and the Sea of GalileeRiver and the Sea of Galilee

Site of the 1967 war between Syria Site of the 1967 war between Syria and Israel as they fought over and Israel as they fought over

FERTILE CRESCENTFERTILE CRESCENT

Tigris River – flows thru Iraq – site of Tigris River – flows thru Iraq – site of the ancient civilizations of the the ancient civilizations of the Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and the Chaldeansand the Chaldeans

Euphrates RiverEuphrates River

JORDAN RIVERJORDAN RIVER

Flows from the mountains of LebanonFlows from the mountains of Lebanon

Provides water for the peopleProvides water for the people

DEAD SEADEAD SEA

Located near Israel and JordanLocated near Israel and Jordan

Salt lakeSalt lake

Only bacteria can live in the waterOnly bacteria can live in the water

Lowest place on the earth (1,349 ft) Lowest place on the earth (1,349 ft) below sea levelbelow sea level

ANNUAL PRECIPITATIONANNUAL PRECIPITATION IN SW ASIA IN SW ASIA

18 inches18 inches

FYI – annual precipitation in SD is 24-FYI – annual precipitation in SD is 24-30 inches30 inches

SIMILAR CLIMATE TO TURKEYSIMILAR CLIMATE TO TURKEY

CaliforniaCalifornia

Rub al-KhaliRub al-Khali Desert on the Arabian PeninsulaDesert on the Arabian Peninsula

OASISOASIS Area in the desert where vegetation Area in the desert where vegetation

is found because of water being is found because of water being availableavailable

SALT FLATSALT FLAT An area where moisture has An area where moisture has

evaporated leaving behind only evaporated leaving behind only chemical saltchemical salt

California salt flatsCalifornia salt flats

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CRUDE OIL AND REFINED OILCRUDE OIL AND REFINED OIL

Crude oil is Crude oil is petroleum coming petroleum coming from the groundfrom the ground

Refined oil is crude Refined oil is crude oil that is refined to oil that is refined to become gasbecome gas

MODERN WATER TECHNOLOGYMODERN WATER TECHNOLOGY

Drip irrigation is Drip irrigation is the practice of the practice of using small pipes using small pipes that slowly drip that slowly drip water just above water just above the groundthe ground

Desalinization is Desalinization is the removal of salt the removal of salt from the ocean from the ocean waterwater

REFINERYREFINERY

Place where crude oil is converted Place where crude oil is converted into useful productsinto useful products