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Satellite Image of The Middle East
Political Map of The Middle East
Predicament:Traditional Middle East? OR
Near East?OR Greater Middle East? OR….?
Large Bodies of Water
Arabian Peninsula Bodies of Water
The Red Sea
The Gulf of Aden
The Persian Gulf
The Gulf of Oman
The Tigris & Euphrates River System
TheJordan River
Connects the Sea of Galilee to the
Dead Sea
Connects the Sea of Galilee to the
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea
Highest
SaltContent(33%)
Highest
SaltContent(33%)
2,300’ below sea level
Lowest Point on Earth
2,300’ below sea level
Lowest Point on Earth
Suez Canal
Completed by the British in
1869
Completed by the British in
1869
120 miles long, 79 ft deep, & 673 ft wide
Connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
120 miles long, 79 ft deep, & 673 ft wide
Connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
Mountains & Peninsulas
Elburz Mts.
Taurus Mts.
Zagros Mts.
Caucasus Mts.
Hejaz M
ts.
TheArabian
Peninsula
Mountain Ranges in Mid-East
Elburz Mts., IranElburz Mts., Iran Zagros Mts., IranZagros Mts., Iran
Caucasus Mts., Turkey & Russia
Caucasus Mts., Turkey & Russia
Taurus Mts., TurkeyTaurus Mts., Turkey
The Arabian Peninsula“The Arabian Subcontinent”
1, 250,000 sq. miles The world’s largest peninsula
1, 250,000 sq. miles The world’s largest peninsula
Deserts
ArabianDesert
NegevDesertSinai
Desert
Libyan Desert
The Arabian Desert
2,330,000 sq. miles
Covers 90% the Arabian Peninsula
2,330,000 sq. miles
Covers 90% the Arabian Peninsula
Rub al-Khali:“The Empty
Quarter”
250,000 sq. miles Covers southern
third of the Arabian Peninsula
250,000 sq. miles Covers southern
third of the Arabian Peninsula
Desert Oases: Water at a Premium!
Fresh Groundwater Sources
Desalinization
Plants
Fertile Crescent
The Fertile Crescent
Area of Moist & Fertile land
Nicknamed: “The Cradle of Civilization”
Birth of various early civilizations
Area of Moist & Fertile land
Nicknamed: “The Cradle of Civilization”
Birth of various early civilizations
The Middle East vs. the U. S.
Latitude Lines
Climate Regions
Natural Vegetation
Earthquakes
Sandstorms and Dust Storms
Swarms of Desert Locusts!
Locusts Swarm the Pyramids
Complex at Giza!
Locusts Swarm the Pyramids
Complex at Giza!
Israel Hit By Worst Locust Plague Since
the 1950s!
Israel Hit By Worst Locust Plague Since
the 1950s!
The Natural Resources of the
Middle East
World Oil Reserves
Persian Gulf Oil Exports (2003)
Saudi Oil Fields & Refineries
Kuwait: An Island Floating on a Sea of Oil
Kuwait
City
Kuwait
City
Leading U. S. Oil Suppliers
The U. S. imports 30% of its oil needs from the Middle East.
The U. S. imports 30% of its oil needs from the Middle East.
Middle East: Population Density
Cairo, Egypt: Most Populated City in the Middle East
17,000,000+
People!
17,000,000+
People!
Desert Bedouins
