geography of the fertile crescent

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Geography of the Fertile Crescent 6.8 On a historical map, locate and describe the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Zagros and Caucuses Mountains, Persian Gulf, Caspian and Black Sea, Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee and explain why the region is referred to as the Fertile Crescent.

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Geography of the Fertile Crescent. 6.8 On a historical map, locate and describe the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Zagros and Caucuses Mountains, Persian Gulf, Caspian and Black Sea, Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee and explain why the region is referred to as the Fertile Crescent. . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Geography of the Fertile Crescent

6.8 On a historical map, locate and describe the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Zagros and Caucuses Mountains, Persian Gulf, Caspian and Black Sea, Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee and explain why the region is referred

to as the Fertile Crescent.

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Introduction: What do you see?

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Words to Know • Fertile – producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or

crops• Silt – fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and

deposited as a sediment

CRESCENT

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Student ReflectionUsing your notes made from the web quest, answer the following question in a concise paragraph: What physical processes impact the features and shape of the Fertile Crescent?