PPT-Southwest Asia The Middle East

FSMS 7 th Grade Social Studies Unit 3 Production Distribution amp Consumption Voluntary TradeSpecializationTrade BarriersOPEC October 18 th 19 th Georgia Standard SS7E6abc. Historical Understandings. Ottoman Empire (1914). Controlled much of present day Middle East. . from 1300’s until end of World War I. Istanbul was capital . Weakened because of ruling vast land. Took German side in World War I. Alan Mauldin. TeleGeography. MENOG 14. March 30, 2014. Middle East Submarine Cables 2008. Carlsbad, CA | Washington, DC | Exeter, UK | Singapore | www.telegeography.com | info@telegeography.com. Middle East Submarine Cables 2014. World History. SOL WHI 10 a. Essential Questions. Essential Questions. Silk Road. Major trade route from East Asia to the Middle East. Items traded – Silk, Porcelain, Spices. Innovations – Paper, compass, gunpowder. The Middle East. Developments in the postwar Middle East were dominated mainly by the following factors:. The independence of former colonies and mandates. The region’s strategic and economic importance as the world’s key source of petroleum. The Middle East. FSMS. 7. th. Grade Social Studies; Unit 2. Change: U. S. Military Involvement in SWA. Gulf Wars I & II + War on Terror. Georgia Standard SS7H2(d). Standard. SS7H2 . The student will . The Middle East. FSMS. 7. th. Grade Social Studies; Unit 2. Change: U. S. Military Involvement in SWA. Gulf Wars I & II + War on Terror. Georgia Standard SS7H2(d). Standard. SS7H2 . The student will . Using your skills: Habits of Mind. Using themes, Regions and Periodization to Develop Free response topic. Themes. Periodizations. Regions. Theme 1. : Interaction Between Humans and the Environment. Theme 2. d. Explain U.S. presence and interest in Southwest Asia; include the Persian Gulf conflict and invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. . Nation of Israel Created. 1948. Israel is founded as a Jewish State. Preview. Location and Landforms. - . East Asia’s landforms vary from country to country. China has long influenced the cultures of other East Asian countries.. Climate and Resources. - . Volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis affect the people of East Asia.. 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. SS7G5 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. . 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 .