the student will locate selected features in southwestern asia (middle east)
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SS7G5. The student will locate selected features in Southwestern Asia (Middle East). Locate the following places on your map:. Euphrates River (Turkey, Iraq, Syria) Jordan River (Jordan, Israel) Tigris River (Turkey, Iraq) Suez Canal (Saudi Arabia, Egypt) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The student will locate selected features in Southwestern Asia
(Middle East).
Locate the following places on your map:
Euphrates River (Turkey, Iraq, Syria)Jordan River (Jordan, Israel) Tigris River (Turkey, Iraq)Suez Canal (Saudi Arabia, Egypt)Persian Gulf (Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar)Strait of Hormuz (UAE, Oman, Iran)Arabian Sea (Iran, Oman, Pakistan, India)Red Sea (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan)Gaza Strip (Israel)
Picture of the Euphrates River
Euphrates River
The Euphrates River begins in the mountains of Turkey. It flows southward through Syria and Iraq. It meets up with the Tigris River in southern Iraq and empties into the Persian Gulf. The Euphrates River is one of the most important rivers in the world. The Tigris Euphrates valley was the birthplace of ancient civilizations. The river is the source of political tension between Turkey, Syria and Iraq because they all compete for the use of its waters for irrigation and the generation of hydroelectric power.
Jordan
River
The Jordan River extends from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. It is considered to be one of the world's most sacred rivers to both Christians and Jews. It is a major river in southwest Asia and provides crucial water
for Jordan and Israel.
The Dead Sea is the lowest point on the Earth’s surface
Fun Fact: The Dead Sea
Tigris River
The Tigris River is 1,150 miles long and begins on the Armenian plateau in Turkey. In Iraq, it receives
additional water from four other rivers. As a result, the Tigris is a faster flowing river and is more subject to
catastrophic flooding than the Euphrates.
City of Baghdad
Suez Canal
It is approximately 100 miles long. It opened in November 1869, allowing water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa. The northern terminus is Port Said, and the southern terminus is Port Tawfik at the city of Suez.
The Suez Canal is an artificial
sea-level waterway in
Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the
Red Sea.
Persian Gulf
This inland sea is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz, and its western end is marked by
the major river delta of Arvand-Rud , which carries the waters of the Euphrates and Tigris.
The Persian Gulf Persian: خلیج :Arabic ,فارس
الفارسي الخليجlies between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
The Strait of Hormuz Arabic: هرمز - مضيقPersian: هرمز تنگهa narrow, strategically important waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, which leads into the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.
40% of the world’s oil shipments go through the Strait (approximately 17 million barrels a day). Because it is such an important ocean trade route, nations have been willing to
go to war to keep the Strait open.
Arabian SeaArabian Sea is a portion of the Indian Ocean between the Arabian Peninsula on the west and the subcontinent of India on the east. Bounded on the north by Iran and Pakistan, it merges with the main body of the Indian Ocean in the south. Among the principal arms of the Arabian Sea are the Gulf of Aden, which links it with the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Oman,
which links it with the Persian Gulf.
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Oman
Red SeaA narrow, inland sea,
separating the Arabian peninsula, from northeastern Africa. The maximum depth of
the sea is 9,970 ft, and its maximum width is 220 mi. The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean
Sea, and the Indian Ocean. The Red Sea formed when the
Arabian Peninsula was torn from Africa, 20 million years
ago. The Red Sea occupies an area known as the Great Rift
Valley.
A Palestinian territory bordered on the south by Egypt and on the
north and east by Israel. Israel occupied
the area until 2005, when the government of the area was turned
over to Palestinian authorities. Today it controlled by Hamas and the land is being
used by radical groups to launch missiles
toward Israel.
Arabic: غزة قطاعHebrew: רצועת עזה
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey
Locate the following countries on your map:
Afghanistan
Currency - Afghani (AFN)
Official languages: Dan (Persian) and Pashto
Capital – Kabul
The climate is harsh; very hot in the summer and extremely cold in the
winter. The climate and the landscape make farming very difficult. Much of the
economy is based on deposits of minerals and
precious stones.
Afghanistan is east of Iran and north of Pakistan. Mountains cover most of the country.
Women wearing Burqas
Landlocked
Iran
Currency - Iranian rial (ريال) (IRR)
Official language: Persian
Capital – Teheran
Once known as Persia, Iran’s government is a Theocratic Republic.
Iran is home to the world’s oldest civilizations, dating back to 4,000 BC.
Oil serves as Iran’s major source of
income. Most of the population lives in the west (desert to
the east).
Iraq
Official languages: Arabic and Kurdish
Capital – Baghdad
Currency - Iraqi dinar (IQD)
Kadhimain Mosque, Baghdad
Modern Iraq was created after WWI. It covers a region often referred to as the “cradle of civilization”.
Iraq, once known as Mesopotamia, has
abundant oil and natural gas reserves. Although it is estimated that nearly 90% of these reserves have not been tapped,
they are a major source of Iraq’s income.
Israel
Official languages: Hebrew and ArabicCurrency - Israeli new sheqel (₪) (ILS or NIS)
Capital - Jerusalem
Herod began rebuilding and adding on to the temple
around 19 B.C.E., and the total work was not finished until fifty years later. The temple
was destroyed by the Romans in 70 C.E. It is thought by Jews
to be the most sacred of places, because the temple was thought to be the place
where God resides on earth.
The Wailing Wall or Western Wall is the remains of the great Jewish temple,
which had stood for close to 500 years.
Saudi Arabia
Currency - Riyal (SAR)Capital – Riyadh
Official language: Arabic
Mecca is the holiest place in the Islamic religion.
Saudi Arabia exports more oil than any other
nation in the world. Saudi law is based on the Quran and quite harsh according to western standards. The state will beat offenders
or cut off hands or feet for crimes like stealing. Women’s rights are greatly restricted.
Turkey
Currency - Turkish lira5 (TRY)
Capital – Ankara
Official language: Turkish
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
Turkey, like Russia, stretches into two
different continents; Europe and Asia. It was once the center
of the Ottoman Empire. Turkey was
founded in 1923.
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