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The Middle East vs. the U. S. Latitude Lines The Middle East vs. the U. S. Latitude Lines

Middle East? OR Near East? OR Southwest Asia? OR…. ? Middle East? OR Near East? OR Southwest Asia? OR…. ?

Bodies of Water Ca iter r a Se Med n ia Atlantic Ocean sp Bodies of Water Ca iter r a Se Med n ia Atlantic Ocean sp Black Sea Dardanelles Strait anea n Tigris Euphrates River Sea Jordan River Pe Suez Canal rs d Re Nile River ian Se Strait of Gu Hormuz lf Gulf of Oman a Arabian Sea Gulf of Aden Indian Ocean

The Mighty Nile River: “Longest River in the World” The Mighty Nile River: “Longest River in the World”

Egypt: The “Gift of the Nile” Nile Delta Annual Nile Flooding 95% of the Egypt: The “Gift of the Nile” Nile Delta Annual Nile Flooding 95% of the Egyptian people live on 5% of the land!

Aswan High Dam, Egypt Hydroelectric Power Plant Aswan High Dam, Egypt Hydroelectric Power Plant

Suez Canal Completed by the British in 1869 Suez Canal Completed by the British in 1869

The Tigris & Euphrates River System Mesopotamia: ”Land Between the Two Rivers” Marsh Arabs, The Tigris & Euphrates River System Mesopotamia: ”Land Between the Two Rivers” Marsh Arabs, So. Iraq

Dust Storms Along the Tigris-Euphrates Flood Plains Dust Storms Along the Tigris-Euphrates Flood Plains

The Jordan River System: Israel & Jordan--A Fight Over Water Rights? The Jordan River System: Israel & Jordan--A Fight Over Water Rights?

Dead Sea: Lowest Point on Earth 2, 300’ below sea level Highest Salt Content Dead Sea: Lowest Point on Earth 2, 300’ below sea level Highest Salt Content (33%)

Wadis – Instant Springs Wadis – Instant Springs

Mountains & Plateaus M ts . Caucasus Mts. Atlas Mts. El bu rz Anatolian Mountains & Plateaus M ts . Caucasus Mts. Atlas Mts. El bu rz Anatolian Plateau us ur Ta ts. M Iranian Zagros Plateau Mts. jaz He s. Mt

Mountain Ranges in Mid-East Elburz Mts. , Iran Lebanese Mts. Zagros Mts. , Iran Mountain Ranges in Mid-East Elburz Mts. , Iran Lebanese Mts. Zagros Mts. , Iran Taurus Mts. , Turkey

Deserts Libyan Desert Sahara Desert Negev Sinai Desert Arabian Desert Rub al-Khali Deserts Libyan Desert Sahara Desert Negev Sinai Desert Arabian Desert Rub al-Khali

Desert Bedouins Desert Bedouins

Rub al-Khali: “The Empty Quarter” Rub al-Khali: “The Empty Quarter”

Desert Oases: Water at a Premium! Desert Oases: Water at a Premium!

Fresh Groundwater Sources Fresh Groundwater Sources

Desalinization Plants Desalinization Plants

Fertile Crescent Fertile Crescent

The Fertile Crescent The Fertile Crescent

Completed Map ts . Ca Caucasus Mts. El a Atlantic Ocean Se bu rz Completed Map ts . Ca Caucasus Mts. El a Atlantic Ocean Se bu rz n ia M sp Black Sea Dardanelles Strait Anatolian Plateau Med iter rane Tigris an S Euphrates us Iranian ea aur Jordan River T ts. Zagros Plateau Atlas Mts. Negev M River Sinai PMts. er Suez Canal Desert Strait of sia Deser n Arabian Gu Hormuz Libyan Nile t lf Gulf Desert River Rub of al-Khali Oman a jaz Se He d Re s. Mt Sahara Desert Arabian Sea Gulf of Aden Indian Ocean

Middle East: Climate Regions Middle East: Climate Regions

Middle East: Population Density Middle East: Population Density

The Middle East: Natural Vegetation The Middle East: Natural Vegetation

The Natural Resources of the Middle East The Natural Resources of the Middle East