PPT-Post-Decolonization Southwest Asia

The Middle East Developments in the postwar Middle East were dominated mainly by the following factors The independence of former colonies and mandates The regions strategic and economic importance as the worlds key source of petroleum. The End of Empire. Before we get started. This chapter requires you to consolidate the thinking you have done about comparisons and contrasts and continuities and changes-0ver-time regarding Asia, Africa, and Latin America throughout this book.. 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.. Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean . 1. The . Ottoman Empire. a. This . empire was founded around . 1300. b. Extended Islamic conquests into eastern Europe. c. Was . more similar to monarchs in France and Spain than Islamic Caliphates. © 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. . . Physical. Sub regions of Southwest Asia . The Arabian Peninsula - . Saudi Arabia Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, Qatar & United Arab Emirates - Lies between Red Sea and Persian Gulf. Game. What is the name of this body of water?. Mediterranean Sea. What is the name of this landform?. Rub al Khali Desert. What is the name of the strait at the southern end of the Persian Gulf? . Strait of Hormuz. Decolonization. Just as Columbus had set off a period of European expansion and colonialism in the 1500s, this era came to an end in the 1900s. India is the biggest nation to gain its independence, but there are many others in Asia (and in Africa and elsewhere). Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia. . Vietnam. Part of the French . IndoChina. .. 1940 Japan invades Vietnam.. Ho . Chi . Minh . educated on West where he was introduced to communism. .. in 1941 . organizes . 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 the process of becoming free of colonial status and achieving statehood. Between WWI and WWII, movements for independence begun in earnest in Africa and Asia. Dominance of colonial powers seemed at odds with Allied goals in WWII..