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NOTES: SS7G5a, bSS7G5 The student will locate selected
features in Southwestern Asia (Middle East). a. Locate on a world and regional political-
physical map: Euphrates River, Jordan River, Tigris River, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of
Hormuz, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Gaza Strip. b. Locate on a world and regional political-
physical map the nations of Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
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The Middle East (Southwest Asia)
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KEY WORDS
•Political map –shows government boundaries
•Physical map –shows land features
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KEY Words
•Canal –manmade waterway•Strait –a narrow body of water that joins two larger bodies of water
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PHYSICAL FEATURES-to label on map
• Euphrates River• Jordan River• Tigris River• Suez Canal
• Persian Gulf• Strait of Hormuz• Arabian Sea• Red Sea• Gaza Strip
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Countries to label on map
• Iraq• Iran • Afghanistan• Saudi Arabia• Turkey• Israel
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Euphrates River
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Euphrates River
• 1700 miles/2700 kilometers long • Begins in Turkey • Empties into the Persian Gulf • 94% of water originates in Turkish
highlands • The Murat Korasuyu and several
other Turkish rivers join the Euphrates in central Turkey
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Euphrates River cont..
• The Khabur joins the Euphrates in eastern Syria • The Euphrates and Tigris run parallel to
each other • The land between the Euphrates and
the Tigris is known as Mesopotamia, which means "between the rivers" in Greek
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Tigris River
• A boundary of Mesopotamia, or the "land between the rivers" (Tigris and Euphrates)
• The Tigris was the eastern of the two rivers and flowed from a source deep in the Armenian mountains all the way to the Persian Gulf, about 1,200 miles.
• Both rivers were essential to Mesopotamian civilizations, giving them water and a vehicle for their trade and defense.
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Tigris River
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Jordan River• Key water source for Israel, Jordan,
Syria, and Lebanon; water remains a central issue to the Middle East conflict. • Israel and Jordan have signed treaties
on Jordan River-related matters. For Israel, the water of the Jordan River is an absolute necessity for drinking water and for irrigation.
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Suez Canal• The Suez canal is actually the first canal
directly linking the Mediterranean sea to the Red sea.
• Opened for international navigation on 17 November 1869.
• Egypt nationalized its canal on 26 July 1956• The canal was closed five times, the last
time was for 8 years (1967-1975) and was reopened in 1975
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Suez Canal
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Persian Gulf
• An extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.• 615 mi (990 km) long and rarely exceeds a
depth of 300 ft (90 m). • ESSENTIAL trade route between the
Middle East and South Asia.• Connected with the Gulf of Oman and the
Arabian Sea through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Persian Gulf• It contains the island kingdom of
Bahrain and is bordered by Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq.
• Good fishing grounds, extensive coral reefs, and abundant pearl oysters – in danger due to pollution and industrialization.
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Persian Gulf
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Strait of Hormuz• The narrow Strait of Hormuz is considered one of the
most, if not the most strategic strait of water on the planet.
• Passes much of the oil from Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
• Bordered by Iran, Oman's Musandam Peninsula and the United Arab Emirates, this stretch of water is of obvious military significance, and subsequently, the U.S. Navy and others patrol its waters.
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Strait of Hormuz
• According to historians, (and Wikipedia) the name "Hormuz" is derived from a variation of the Persian God named Hormoz, or from the Persian word Hurmogh - meaning date palm tree.
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Strait of Hormuz
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Arabian Sea• An extension of the Indian Ocean,
positioned between India, Oman, Pakistan and Yemen, and Cape Guardafui in far northeastern Somalia. • The sea connects with the Persian Gulf
through the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz. In the southwest, the Gulf of Aden connects it with the Red Sea.
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Red Sea• An extension (or inlet) of the Indian
Ocean, located between Africa and Asia. • This salty sea is just over 190 miles (300
km) across at its widest point, and about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) in length.
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Gaza Strip
• The Gaza Strip is part of the proposed country of Palestine.
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Gaza Strip