PPT-Southwest Asia & North Africa

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. brPage 1br Africa Asia Political Black Sea Mediterranean Sea Red Sea INDIAN OCEAN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Persian Gulf 20E 10E 0 10W 20W 40 S S S 10 10N N 40 30E 40E 50E 40 3 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.. By: . Jonna. Coleman, And Nama . Sanduk. The Nile River. A interesting fact is that it is the longest river in the world.. Another interesting fact is that there are two main branches the white Nile which is in East Africa and the Blue Nile which is in Ethiopia.. 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. Vocab: silt, pharaohs, hieroglyphs. History. 1. st. peoples of North Africa were hunter-gatherers.. Population was concentrated along the Mediterranean and Nile river.. Every year the Nile floods spreading silt( finely ground soil) over its banks.. © 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. 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