satellite image of the middle east political map of the middle east
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Satellite Image of The Middle East
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Political Map of The Middle East
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Predicament:Traditional Middle East? OR
Near East?OR Greater Middle East? OR….?
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Large Bodies of Water
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Arabian Peninsula Bodies of Water
The Red Sea
The Gulf of Aden
The Persian Gulf
The Gulf of Oman
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The Tigris & Euphrates River System
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TheJordan River
Connects the Sea of Galilee to the
Dead Sea
Connects the Sea of Galilee to the
Dead Sea
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The Dead Sea
Highest
SaltContent(33%)
Highest
SaltContent(33%)
2,300’ below sea level
Lowest Point on Earth
2,300’ below sea level
Lowest Point on Earth
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Suez Canal
Completed by the British in
1869
Completed by the British in
1869
120 miles long, 79 ft deep, & 673 ft wide
Connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
120 miles long, 79 ft deep, & 673 ft wide
Connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
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Mountains & Peninsulas
Elburz Mts.
Taurus Mts.
Zagros Mts.
Caucasus Mts.
Hejaz M
ts.
TheArabian
Peninsula
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Mountain Ranges in Mid-East
Elburz Mts., IranElburz Mts., Iran Zagros Mts., IranZagros Mts., Iran
Caucasus Mts., Turkey & Russia
Caucasus Mts., Turkey & Russia
Taurus Mts., TurkeyTaurus Mts., Turkey
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The Arabian Peninsula“The Arabian Subcontinent”
1, 250,000 sq. miles The world’s largest peninsula
1, 250,000 sq. miles The world’s largest peninsula
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Deserts
ArabianDesert
NegevDesertSinai
Desert
Libyan Desert
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The Arabian Desert
2,330,000 sq. miles
Covers 90% the Arabian Peninsula
2,330,000 sq. miles
Covers 90% the Arabian Peninsula
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Rub al-Khali:“The Empty
Quarter”
250,000 sq. miles Covers southern
third of the Arabian Peninsula
250,000 sq. miles Covers southern
third of the Arabian Peninsula
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Desert Oases: Water at a Premium!
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Fresh Groundwater Sources
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Desalinization
Plants
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Fertile Crescent
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The Fertile Crescent
Area of Moist & Fertile land
Nicknamed: “The Cradle of Civilization”
Birth of various early civilizations
Area of Moist & Fertile land
Nicknamed: “The Cradle of Civilization”
Birth of various early civilizations
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The Middle East vs. the U. S.
Latitude Lines
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Climate Regions
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Natural Vegetation
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Earthquakes
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Sandstorms and Dust Storms
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Swarms of Desert Locusts!
Locusts Swarm the Pyramids
Complex at Giza!
Locusts Swarm the Pyramids
Complex at Giza!
Israel Hit By Worst Locust Plague Since
the 1950s!
Israel Hit By Worst Locust Plague Since
the 1950s!
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The Natural Resources of the
Middle East
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World Oil Reserves
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Persian Gulf Oil Exports (2003)
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Saudi Oil Fields & Refineries
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Kuwait: An Island Floating on a Sea of Oil
Kuwait
City
Kuwait
City
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Leading U. S. Oil Suppliers
The U. S. imports 30% of its oil needs from the Middle East.
The U. S. imports 30% of its oil needs from the Middle East.
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Middle East: Population Density
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Cairo, Egypt: Most Populated City in the Middle East
17,000,000+
People!
17,000,000+
People!
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Desert Bedouins