SW Asia Unit 6 Ch. 17

Seas and Penninsulas Sea Red Dead Caspian – largest landlocked Aral Peninsula Arabian Sinai Anatolia

Rivers Nile – fertile along the banks Tigris and Euphrates Rivers- Mesopotamia ( land between two rivers) Rivers responsible for civilization The Aswan High Dam control rivers flow and deposits of ____________.

Plains, Plateaus, and Mountains Lush coastal planes Atlas Mountains Morocco to Algeria Caucasus mountains (north of Mount Arant between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea)

Earthquakes The shifting of the African and Arabian plates cause the Red Sea to Widen

Climate and Vegetation Water precious Desert climate Sahara Qizilquim Garagum Steppe Climate 2 nd largest climatic region patorialism

Climatic variations Export and tourists Mediterranean – citrus fruits, olives, and grapes Rainfall Coastal and highlands near mountain ranges – most rainfall

Homework P.434 Locating Places

Cultural Geography Ch. 18

Many Peoples Why ethnic diversity ? Arabs 275 million Israelis 6.4 million 82% are Jewish God gave them the area permanent home land. Explain the issue between the Arabs and the Israelis

Many People Turks Present day Turkey Explain why Turkey has a mixed culture. Iranians and Afghans 66 million people live there Mostly practice Islam

Many People Caucasian People 50 ethnic groups Armenia and Georgia Turkic Peoples Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan Kurds Border areas of where ?

Population and Resources Control of a vital resource What is the main issue? 30% of water comes from sea of Galilee Population Growth List the countries that have 66 million, between 24 million and 31.7 Urbanization Which places dominate Urban culture? Why have problems arose?

Prehistoric people Hunter and gatherer Domestication

Early Civilizations Mesopotamia Area between the Tigris and Euphrates 1 st cultural Hearth Fertile Crescent – Sumerians Cuneiform Nile Ancient Egyptians heiroglyphics

Empires and Trade Phoenician Eastern Mediterranean coast 1 st alphabet Persian Empire 500 BC Qantas 100 BC silk road

Three Major Religions Judaism Oldest monotheistic Torah – Hebrew Bible Jerusalem Worship in a synagogues, rabbi – offical Christianity AD 30 Life and teachings of Jesus Hebrew bible ( old testament) and new testament – bible Islam AD 610 prophet Muhammad Quran Mosque Five pillars of Islam

The Modern Era Crusades – Mongol invasions Nationalism Independence Rose after WWII Arab – Israeli Conflict Summarize! Israelis and Palestinians Summarize! War in Afghanistan War on terror

The Modern Era Border Conflicts Iraq and Iran

Religion Sunni Muslim Shiite Muslim Christian Judaism What is the difference between a shiite and Sunni muslim?

Languages List the different languages in this region

The Arts- Art and Architecture Mesopotamia Ziggurats Egyptians Pyramids Mosques

Everyday Life Many people live in high rise apartments Bazaar –

Meeting Food Needs Arable Fishing is important in this region

Industrial Growth What are the main commodities in this region? Petrochemicals - GDP -

Transportation and Communiccations Roads, railroads, and airlines Waterways and pipelines What is the importance of the Strait of Hormuz ? What is the importance of the Suez Canal? Significance of Baku

Interdependence Embargo

A Need for water Water resources Aquifer – Desalination – Great Man – made river ?

Environmental Concern Aswan High Dam Persian Gulf War Nuclear and Chemical Danger The troubled Seas

Homework P. 460 and 478 critical thinking