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Slide1
The
Geography
of the
Middle East
Cheri
LaPorte
Riverheads High SchoolSlide2
Middle East?
OR
Near East?
OR Southwest Asia? OR….?Slide3
Physical Geography
Have
Oil
Deserts Shipping Locations
Have NotWaterFertile LandVariety of ResourcesSlide4
Bodies of Water
Tigris
River
Nile RiverEuphrates
River
Jordan River
Persian Gulf
Arabian
Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Indian
Ocean
Red Sea
Black Sea
Gulf of Aden
Strait of
Hormuz
Suez Canal
Dardanelles Strait
Atlantic
Ocean
Gulf of
Oman
Caspian SeaSlide5
The Mighty Nile River:
“Longest River in the World”Slide6
Egypt: The “Gift of the Nile”
Annual Nile Flooding
Nile Delta
95% of the Egyptian people live on 5% of the land!Slide7Slide8
Aswan High Dam, Egypt
Hydroelectric
Power PlantSlide9
Suez Canal
Completed by the British in 1869Slide10
The Tigris & Euphrates
River System
Mesopotamia:
”Land Between the Two Rivers”
Marsh Arabs, So. IraqSlide11
Dust Storms Along the
Tigris-Euphrates Flood PlainsSlide12
The
Jordan River
System:
Israel &
Jordan--A Fight OverWater Rights?Slide13
Dead Sea: Lowest Point on Earth
Highest
Salt
Content
(33%)
2,300’ below sea levelSlide14
Wadis
– Instant SpringsSlide15
Mountains & Plateaus
Atlas Mts.
Elburz Mts.Taurus Mts.
Zagros
Mts.
Iranian Plateau
Anatolian
Plateau
Caucasus Mts.
Hejaz Mts.Slide16
Mountain Ranges in Mid-East
Elburz Mts., Iran
Zagros Mts., Iran
Lebanese Mts.
Taurus Mts., TurkeySlide17
Deserts
Sahara Desert
Arabian
Desert
Negev
Desert
Sinai
Desert
Libyan Desert
Rub
al-KhaliSlide18
Rub al-Khali
:
“The Empty Quarter”
Slide19
Desert Oases: Water at a Premium!Slide20
Fresh Groundwater SourcesSlide21
Desalinization
PlantsSlide22
Economy
Heavy reliance on primary activities:Slide23
Reliance on OILSlide24
Persian Gulf Oil Exports (2003)Slide25
Leading U. S. Oil Suppliers
The U. S. imports 30% of its oil needs from the Middle East.Slide26
Countries in this region have undertaken efforts to diversify their economies in recent years. Slide27
The Natural Resources of the
Middle EastSlide28
Agriculture
Mediterranean
climates grow
citrus fruits, olives, and grapes
Semiarid climates grow cereals like barley, oats, and wheat Desert climates permit only
pastoralism
from oasis to oasis
Despite the fact that this is the most water-scarce and dry region in the world, many countries especially those around the Mediterranean Sea, are
highly dependent on agriculture.
Contribution of agriculture to the GDP
varies significantly
from location to location.Slide29
Middle East: Climate RegionsSlide30
The Middle East:
Natural VegetationSlide31
Middle East: Population DensitySlide32
Pastoralism
… is the herding of domesticated animals as the primary economic activity of a society.
Slide33
Desert BedouinsSlide34
Economy of the Middle East
Regional
conflicts
and political unrest affect tourismTrade important
to region from earliest timeWide range of per capita income and levels of development. Rich countries such as Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia dominate the oil industry around the globe; poor countries such as Gaza and Yemen rely on subsidies and aids.OPEC controls distribution of oil in the worldSlide35
Middle East Culture
Birthplace of 3 major religionsSlide36
Art in the Middle East reflects the diversity of religions
Persian (prayer) rugs, stained glass,
geometric tiles, calligraphySlide37
Arabic CalligraphySlide38
Landmarks
Ka’aba
; Mecca, Saudi ArabiaSlide39
Dome of the Rock; Jerusalem, IsraelSlide40
Western Wall; Jerusalem, IsraelSlide41
Hagia
Sophia: Istanbul, TurkeySlide42
Rapid UrbanizationSlide43
Cairo, Egypt:
Most Populated City in the Middle East
17,000,000+
People!Slide44
Kuwait:
An Island Floating on a Sea of Oil
Kuwait
CitySlide45
United Arab Emirates: DubaiSlide46
However…
Traditional Life continues in Rural Areas