PPT-North Africa, Southwest Asia and Central Asia

What makes this A Region Deserts and Mountains Population that practices one of the three major monotheistic religions Possession of more than half of the worlds known oil reserves A need for freshwater resources. A medium sized slender cat with a short tail it stands 45 cm high at the shoulder has a body length of between 6282 cm and weighs between 814 kg Males are larger than females and can weigh up to 18 kg The short dense coat is a sandy red colour with Did you know:Caracals were once used in pigeon baiting contests where they were trained to strike down as many birds as possible before they ew away.Conservation Action:Once common in the UAE the car The dominant landforms of the Arabian Peninsula are hills and low tablelands.. Most of the Arabian Peninsula is a rocky plateau with mountains along the west coast.. The Dead Sea lies 1.312 feet below sea level and is the lowest point on earth not covered by ocean waters. It is the saltiest body of water in the world. The Jordan River flows into the Dead Sea.. © 2011 . Clairmont. Press. Southwest Asia. Other names:. Middle East. Near East. These other names are an indicator of location relative to Europe. . Many international groups have chosen to name the region based on the relative location within the continent of Asia. . What makes this A Region?. Deserts and Mountains. Population that practices one of the three major monotheistic religions. Possession of more than half of the worlds known oil reserves. A need for freshwater resources. Standard SS7G6 . SS7G6 The student will discuss environmental issues across southwest Asia (Middle East). a. Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation and drinking water. Standards. SS7G7 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, . d. istribution . of natural . resources, . and population distribution on Southwest Asia (Middle East). . PreAP. World Geography. Southwest Asia Unit. For today, . 02/15. Pick up a . map and download today’s . powerpoint. from my site.. No more presentations. We need to move on. If this saddens you greatly, talk to me.. Oil was discovered in Iran in 1908. It is now the most important product in the region’s economy.. Nearly . half. of the world’s oil is in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, and Iraq.. Saudi Arabia. is the . North Africa and Southwest Asia Physical Geography Physical Geography Plate Tectonics Clashing Plates Arabian Plate into Eurasian Plate Separating Plates Arabian Plate pulling apart from African Plate FORESTS Forests of the Caucasus and Central Asia – Forest Nuts in Central Asia Ekrem Yazici Roman Michalak UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section Sustainable natural resources and their value chain – NUTS Chapter 8. The Exotic (and backwards) Orient. The Dangerous . Contemporary Middle East. Orientalism. So far as the United States seems to be concerned, it is only a . slight overstatement to say that Muslims and Arabs are essentially. Diversity. Russia and . Central. Asia are made up of diverse ethnic groups, . customs. and traditions.. Some heritage groups include:. Slavic. : Indo-European group from Scandinavia that lives in . The three components of the cryosphere – glaciers, snow and permafrost – are all affected by climate change.. Glaciers of Central Asia are essentially natural reservoirs that accumulate and store water from winter and spring precipitation and release it in summer, when rainfall is low and water demand is high. In the face of ongoing climate change, the challenges related to water management and disaster risk reduction may recur and persist. .