PPT-Environmental Issues in Southwest 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. Sisira Jayasuriya and . Gary Magee. Monash University. SE Asia. Huge diversity: income levels, size (land area, population), resource endowments and economic structure. Since 19. th. C, fortunes of the region shaped by its integration into global –the Western- economy through trade and investment links, and buffeted by external shocks emanating from the West. Brazil. Hari . Srinivas. Room: I-312 / 079-565-7406. International Environmental Policy. Brazil: Environmental Features . The environment of Brazil is . characterized . by . high . biodiversity. with a population density that decreases away from the coast.. 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. Oklahoma. Texas. Arizona. New Mexico. Nevada. Utah. Colorado. Kansas. The Southwest. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ1TdxjpqAA&feature=related. Let’s think about Southwest Food…. The Southwest. 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 . 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 How did agriculture come about in the American Southwest? What environmental and social factors led to the cultivation of plants? How, in turn, did the use of these new agricultural products affect the ancient peoples living in the region? In pursuit of answers to these questions, Barbara Roth synthesizes data from both CRM and academic research to explore the emergence and impact of Southwestern agriculture. Roth examines agricultural beginnings across the entire Southwest, both northern and southern, and across culture groups residing there. Beyond simply addressing the arrival and widespread adoption of specific cultigens, she pays particular attention to human factors such as patterns of production and variability in agricultural developments. Her consideration of broad social and environmental dynamics affecting forager diets and adaptive strategies sheds new light on what we know-and what we should ask-about the transition from foraging to farming.