Unit 7 The Unit 7 The Middle EastMiddle East and Central Asia and Central Asia

Crafts souk Damascus大马士革 ( 叙利亚首都 )

Chapter 16 Chapter 16 The Middle East The Middle East

How many Countries are How many Countries are in the Middle East?in the Middle East?

Are most of these countries Are most of these countries large or small ? large or small ?

Which country has the most Which country has the most coastline on the coastline on the Mediterranean? Mediterranean?

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Cyprus

Key Nations of the Key Nations of the Middle EastMiddle East

Iran

IsraelA B

C D

Iraq

SaudiArabia

United Arab Emir

ates

Map Skills Map Skills Middle EastMiddle East

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Persian Gulf

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BA

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Caspian Sea

Lesson 1 The Lesson 1 The Middle Middle EastEast

Cyprus

Core WordsCore Words

Fertile Crescent 新月沃土Israel 以色列Iran 伊朗Iraq 伊拉克

Saudi Arabia 沙特阿拉伯crossroad 十字路口

Levant 累范特地中海东部地区

Asia Minor 小亚细亚

Extension wordsExtension wordsSyria 叙利亚

Lebanon 黎巴嫩Jordan 约旦Kuwait 科威特Tigris 底格里斯河

Euphrates 幼发拉底河Rub’ al-khali 沙特东部

鲁卜哈利沙漠Mashriq 马什里克

Phoenician 腓尼基人

Where Is the Where Is the Middle East Middle East LocatedLocated??

Cyprus

What Are the Subregions?What Are the Subregions?

1. Fertile Crescent 新月沃土

Fertile Crescent 新月沃土Babylon

2. Levant 累范特，地中海东部地区

Mashriq Mashriq ＂马什里克＂一词在 ＂马什里克＂一词在 阿拉伯语中意为＂东方＂阿拉伯语中意为＂东方＂

3. The Plateau of Anatolia安纳托利亚高原

The Plateau of Anatolia

4. Rub’ al-khali 鲁卜哈利沙漠 Rub' al Khali

(Arabian Empty Quarter) sand dunes

imaged by Terra (EOS AM-1)

300 m (980 ft) in height

How did How did Geography Geography Help Shape Help Shape History?History?