geography of the river valley civilizations. mesopotamia -the tigris & euphrates river system...
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Geography of the River Valley Civilizations
Mesopotamia -The Tigris & Euphrates River System
Mesopotamia: “Land Between the Two Rivers”
Mesopotamia: “Land Between the Two Rivers”
Marsh Arabs, So. IraqMarsh Arabs, So. Iraq
Egypt: The “Gift of the Nile”
Annual Nile FloodingAnnual Nile Flooding
Nile DeltaNile Delta
95% of the Egyptian people live on 5% of the land!
95% of the Egyptian people live on 5% of the land!
The Mighty Nile River:“Longest River in the World”
TheJordan RiverSystem:
Israel & Jordan--A Fight OverWater Rights?
Bodies of Water
TigrisRiver
Nile River
EuphratesRiverJordan
RiverPersian Gulf
ArabianSea
Mediterranean Sea
IndianOcean
Red Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Mountains and Plateaus of the Middle East
Atlas Mts.
Elburz M
ts.
Taurus Mts.
Zagros Mts.
Iranian Plateau
AnatolianPlateau
Caucasus Mts.
Hejaz Mts.
Deserts of the Middle East
Sahara Desert
ArabianDesert
NegevDesert
SinaiDesert
Libyan Desert
Rubal-Khali
Map of the Middle East
TigrisRiver
Nile River
EuphratesRiverJordan
River Persian Gulf
ArabianSea
Mediterranean Sea
IndianOcean
Red Sea
Black Sea
Gulf of Aden
Strait ofHormuz
Suez Canal
Dardanelles Strait
AtlanticOcean
Gulf ofOman
Caspian Sea
ArabianDesert
NegevDesert
SinaiDesert
Rubal-Khali
Atlas Mts.
Elburz M
ts.
Taurus Mts.
Zagros Mts.
Iranian Plateau
AnatolianPlateau
Caucasus Mts.
Hejaz Mts.
Sahara Desert
Libyan Desert
The Fertile Crescent
Bodies of Water of China
Bodies of Water of China
Huang-He
River
Yellow Sea
Yangtze River
Pacific Ocean
Amur River
Xi River
SouthChinaSea
Sea of
Japan
Deserts & Plateaus of China
Deserts & Plateaus of China
Tibetan Plateau
Taklamakan Desert
Gobi Desert
Monsoon Precipitation Patterns of South AsiaMonsoon Precipitation Patterns of South Asia
The Indus River System
1,975 miles long
Bodies of Water of South Asia
Indus
R.
Ganges R.
Brahmaputra R.
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay ofBengal
Deserts / Plateaus of South Asia
Thar
Desert
DeccanPlateau
TibetanPlateau
Elevation Levels of South Aisa
Completed Map of South Asia
Indus
R.
Ganges R.
Brahmaputra R.
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay ofBengal
Himalayas
Mt. Everest
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Karakoran Mts.
Hindu Kush
Vindhya Hills
East
ern G
hatsW
este
rn G
hats
Thar
Desert
DeccanPlateau
TibetanPlateau
Indo-GangeticPlain
What do all of these places have in Common?
• Rivers – Fresh Water• Valleys• Natural Geographic Barriers• Temperate Climates• Arable Land – good soil for farming• Trade Routes by water and land