1. The
Geography
of the
Middle East

2. The Middle East vs. the U. S. Latitude Lines

3. Middle East? OR Near East? OR Southwest Asia? OR….?

4. Bodies of Water Caspian Sea Black Sea Dardanelles Strait
Atlantic Ocean
Tigris River
Mediterranean Sea
Euphrates River
Jordan River
Suez Canal
Strait of Hormuz
Persian Gulf
Nile River
Gulf of Oman
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
Gulf of Aden
Indian Ocean

5. The Mighty Nile River: “Longest River in the World”

6. Egypt: The “Gift of the Nile”
Nile Delta
Annual Nile Flooding
95% of the Egyptian people live on 5% of the land!

7. Hydroelectric Power Plant
Aswan High Dam, Egypt
Hydroelectric Power Plant

8. Completed by the British in 1869
Suez Canal
Completed by the British in 1869

9. Mesopotamia: ”Land Between the Two Rivers”
The Tigris & Euphrates River System
Mesopotamia: ”Land Between the Two Rivers”
Marsh Arabs, So. Iraq

10. Dust Storms Along the Tigris-Euphrates Flood Plains

11. The Jordan River System: Israel & Jordan--A Fight Over Water Rights?

12. Dead Sea: Lowest Point on Earth Highest Salt Content (33%)
2,300’ below sea level
Highest Salt Content (33%)

13. Wadis – Instant Springs

14. Mountains & Plateaus Caucasus Mts. Elburz Mts. Anatolian Plateau
Taurus Mts.
Iranian Plateau
Zagros Mts.
Atlas Mts.
Hejaz Mts.

15. Mountain Ranges in Mid-East
Elburz Mts., Iran
Zagros Mts., Iran
Lebanese Mts.
Taurus Mts., Turkey

16. Deserts Negev Desert Sinai Desert Libyan Desert Arabian Desert
Rub al-Khali
Sahara Desert

17. Desert Bedouins

18. Rub al-Khali: “The Empty Quarter”

19. Desert Oases: Water at a Premium!

20. Fresh Groundwater Sources

21. Desalinization Plants

22. Fertile Crescent

23. The Fertile Crescent

24. Completed Map Caucasus Mts. Black Sea Caspian Sea Dardanelles Strait
Anatolian Plateau
Elburz Mts.
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Taurus Mts.
Iranian Plateau
Jordan River
Zagros Mts.
Atlas Mts.
Negev Desert
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Strait of Hormuz
Arabian Desert
Persian Gulf
Libyan Desert
Nile River
Gulf of Oman
Rub al-Khali
Red Sea
Hejaz Mts.
Sahara Desert
Arabian Sea
Gulf of Aden
Indian Ocean

25. Middle East: Climate Regions

26. Middle East: Population Density

27. The Middle East: Natural Vegetation

28. The Natural Resources of the Middle East