The Geography of Iraq

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The Geography of Iraq

Mr. Hicks in Iraq Mr. Hicks’ Personal Collection

Camel Spiders

Part 1: Physical Geography & Natural Resources

Typical Weather? Mr. Hicks’ Personal Collection

Climate Desert Landscape Northern Iraq is steppe and the edge of Zagros Mountains Hicks’ Personal Collection

Water Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Persian Gulf

Water continued Tharthar Lake Razzaza Lake Oases Wadis Fossil Water voa65.cfm?CFID= &CFTOKEN= &jsessionid= c362d51bd933393f2c6b3c

Natural Resources Oil Natural Gas

Major Oil Producing Areas

Part 2: History

Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia Sumer In 3000 BC Sumerians built the first cities Conquered by Persians in 500s BC Conquered by Alexander the Great in 331 BC Conquered by Arabs in 600 AD

Iraq Ottoman Empire in 1500s British rule British took over during World War I Iraq was created in

Iraq Saddam Hussein Took power in 1979 Invaded Kuwait in 1990 Trade embargoes US invasion

People and Culture

Population 27.3 million people, 5 million of which live in the capital of Baghdad 17.8 million Shi’ite Muslims 5.5 million Sunni Muslims 4 million Kurds

Ethnic Groups Kurds Sunnis Shi’ites /military/world/iraq/images/ir aq-ethnic-map.gif

Population Density

Sunni Triangle

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