Southwest Asia (Middle East) Today Unit 2 Southwest Asia (Middle East) Today

Essential Question: Where are important physical features and countries of Southwest Asia located?

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Afghanistan: A landlocked country in Southwest Asia.

Iran Persian Gulf

Iraq A republic in southwest Asia on the Mediterranean Sea Euphrates River Tigris River A republic in southwest Asia on the Mediterranean Sea

Occupies most of Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia Persian Gulf Strait of Hormuz Arabian Sea Red Sea

Turkey Between the Mediterranean and the Black seas Euphrates River Tigris River

Israel—a republic on the Mediterranean Sea. Jordan River Gaza Strip

Strait of Hormuz - a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman Persian Gulf - An arm of the Arabian Sea, to which it is connected by the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman Suez Canal - A shipping canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea at Port Said with the Red Sea Red Sea - A long, narrow, landlocked sea that separates Africa from the Arabian peninsula

Tigris River - the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia Euphrates River – the western member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia Gaza Strip - A strip of territory in Palestine, on the southeastern Mediterranean coast Jordan River - River in northern Israel, flowing south through the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea

Euphrates River in Turkey Euphrates River in Iraq

Tigris River in Turkey Tigris River in Iraq

Suez Canal

Arabian Sea

Red Sea

Gaza Strip

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