Unit 6: Southwest and Central Asia

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Unit 6: Southwest and Central Asia Introducing the Region: Physical and Human Geography

Physical Features: SW Asia Peninsulas: Arabian Peninsula Plateaus: Anatolia “fairy chimneys” Seas: Arabian, Mediterranean, Black, Red, Dead, Caspian Tigris-Euphrates Valley

Fairy Chimneys

Physical Features: Central Asia Seas: Aral, Caspian, Arabian Hindu Kush K2 (Mt. Godwin Austen) Indus River

K2

Aral Sea

Climate: SW Asia Arid Semi-arid Mediterranean

Climate: Central Asia Highlands Arid Semiarid steppes

Vegetation: SW & Central Asia Wide variety Desert scrub Adaptation

Human Geography: the countries Most populous: Pakistan Largest: Kazakhstan Wealthiest: United Arab Emirates Common links: trade and Islam

Human Geography: History Cradle of civilization Monotheism: Judaism (Abraham), Christianity (Jesus), Islam (Muhammad) Islamic Empire Ottoman Empire Independence Modern Conflicts

Abraham

Jesus

Muhammad

Human Geography: Population Population density (Istanbul, Karachi) % rural, % urban Major religion: Islam (Sunni, Shia) Population growth

Karachi, Pakistan

Human Geography: Economic Activity Oil (abundance of . . . ) Water (scarcity of . . . ) Nomadic herding Fossil fuels Commercial farming Trade and manufacturing

OIL

Links to More Information about SW and Central Asia https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ http://online.culturegrams.com/ http://www.ancientcivilizations.co.uk/home_set.html