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Physical Geography
HaveOil
Deserts Shipping Locations
Have NotWater
Fertile LandVariety of Resources
Bodies of Water
TigrisRiver
Nile River
EuphratesRiverJordan
River Persian Gulf
ArabianSea
Mediterranean Sea
IndianOcean
Red Sea
Black Sea
Gulf of Aden
Strait ofHormuz
Suez Canal
Dardanelles Strait
AtlanticOcean
Gulf ofOman
Caspian Sea
Egypt: The “Gift of the Nile”
Annual Nile Flooding
Annual Nile Flooding
Nile DeltaNile
Delta
95% of the Egyptian people live on 5% of the
land!
95% of the Egyptian people live on 5% of the
land!
The Tigris & Euphrates
River System
Mesopotamia: ”Land Between the
Two Rivers”
Mesopotamia: ”Land Between the
Two Rivers”
Marsh Arabs, So. Iraq
Marsh Arabs, So. Iraq
Dead Sea: Lowest Point on Earth
HighestSalt
Content(33%)
HighestSalt
Content(33%)
2,300’ below sea level
2,300’ below sea level
Mountains & Plateaus
Atlas Mts.
Elb
urz M
ts.
Taurus Mts.
Zagros Mts.
Iranian Plateau
AnatolianPlateau
Caucasus Mts.
Hejaz M
ts.
Mountain Ranges in Mid-East
Elburz Mts., IranElburz Mts., Iran Zagros Mts., IranZagros Mts., Iran
Lebanese Mts.Lebanese Mts. Taurus Mts., TurkeyTaurus Mts., Turkey
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.
Agriculture• Mediterranean climates grow citrus fruits, olives, and
grapes
• Semiarid climates grow cereals like barley, oats, and wheat
• Desert climates permit only pastoralism from oasis to oasis• Despite the fact that this is the most water-scarce and dry
region in the world, many countries especially those around the Mediterranean Sea, are highly dependent on agriculture.
• Contribution of agriculture to the GDP varies significantly from location to location.
Economy of the Middle East
• Regional conflicts and political unrest affect tourism
• Trade important to region from earliest time• Wide range of per capita income and levels of
development. Rich countries such as Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia dominate the oil industry around the globe; poor countries such as Gaza and Yemen rely on subsidies and aids.
• OPEC controls distribution of oil in the world
Art in the Middle East reflects the diversity of
religions
Persian (prayer) rugs, stained glass, geometric tiles, calligraphy