2. 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Countries of the Middle East

3. Map of North Africa We will include North Africa with our studies of the Middle East 1 2 4 5 6 7 3

4. Taurus Mountains Zagros Mountains Major mountains in the Middle East

5. Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Persian Gulf Arabian Sea Major bodies of water in the Middle East Black Sea Caspian Sea

6. Tigris River Euphrates River Nile River Major rivers of the Middle East

7. Tigris River Euphrates River So…looking at these two rivers, where do you think they begin? In which body of water do they empty?

8. Tigris River Euphrates River The Tigris begins in the Caucasus Mountains and the Euphrates begins in the Taurus Mountains

9. Tigris River Euphrates River They both come together to empty into the Persian Gulf.

10. Nile River Where do you think the Nile River begins and in what body of water does it empty?

11. Nile River You are correct…the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

12. Nile River But how can that be??? The Mediterranean Sea is NORTH of Nile River!

13. That’s because the Nile River actually flows NORTH… out of the Ethiopian Highlands and Lake Victoria to the SOUTH!

14. Deserts of the Middle East Sahara Desert Syrian Desert Nufad Desert Rub Al-Khali or Empty Quarter

15. Atlas Mountains One more mountain range you need to know

16. A couple more landforms and we will be finished!!! Arabian Peninsula Sinai Peninsula

17. Is it true? Can it be? Are you joking my friend? Are we there, really real? Have we indeed reached …