1. Southwest Asia's Physical Features
Guiding Question
What are the main landforms and resources in Southwest Asia?

2. Southwest Asia's Physical Features
The Hindu Kush and neighboring mountain ranges form natural barriers to trade and travel.
Southwest Asia has thousands of miles of coastline.
The region’s two largest and most important rivers are the Tigris and the Euphrates.
Desert landscapes dominate most of Southwest Asia.
Main Ideas

3. Reading Progress Check
Southwest Asia's Physical Features
Reading Progress Check
How has tectonic activity—that is, movement of Earth’s crustal plates—helped shape landforms in Southwest Asia?