2. Middle East: Crossroads of the World

3. How would you describe the relative location of the Middle East?

4. What conclusions might you draw about the Middle East / Southwest Asia from the following satellite images?

14. MidEast Language Groups

15. Why has the Middle East often been called the “crossroads of the world”?

16. Ancient Trade Routes

17. Cultural Diffusion Arabic numerals Iron making Religions- Which ones began in the Middle East?

18. Important Water Bodies Suez Canal- Where is it located? How is it important to trade?

19. Strategic Military and Economic Importance What percent of the world’s oil comes from the Middle East? Who is the biggest producer?

20. Who are the greatest oil consumers?

21. The Five Major Regions the Northern Tier (Turkey and Iran) the Arabian Peninsula the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia) the Nile Valley the Maghreb

22. The Northern Tier Anatolian Plateau Plateau trekking The mountains of Turkey

23. Zagros Mountains Iranian Plateau Central Iran A rice field in northern Iran

24. The Arabian Peninsula One-third the size of the US

25. Hail- city around an oasis City of Mecca Desert oil production Saudi Arabia

26. Oman Located along?

27. The Fertile Crescent Name the two rivers that flow into the Persian Gulf.

28. Ancient Hittite city Mesopotamia means? Irrigation An Israeli kibbutz

29. The Nile Valley

30. Along the Nile River On the banks of the Nile

31. A Nile Delta farm The Nile flows in what direction?The Nile Delta

32. The Maghreb What does the word Maghreb mean?

33. Atlas Mountains- Morocco The Sahara

34. Moroccan Coast North African wetlands Amilcar Beach in Carthage, Tunisia

35. Rock of Gibraltar Straight of Gibraltar as seen from the top of the rock