This document provides an overview of the Middle East region. It begins with questions about the number of countries in the Middle East and their sizes. It then lists some of the key nations: Iran, Israel, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. The document discusses the location of the Middle East and some of its subregions, including the Fertile Crescent, Levant, Plateau of Anatolia, and Rub' al Khali desert. It also notes how geography helped shape the history of the Middle East.

1. Unit 7 The Middle East and Central Asia Crafts souk Damascus 大马士革 ( 叙利亚首都 )

2. Chapter 16 The Middle East How many Countries are in the Middle East? Are most of these countries large or small ? Which country has the most coastline on the Mediterranean? 15 Cyprus

3. Key Nations of the Middle East Iran Israel A B C D Iraq Saudi Arabia

4. U nited A rab E mirates

5. Map Skills Middle East 1 Persian Gulf S B A 1 2 3 4 5 Caspian Sea

7. Lesson 1 The Middle East Cyprus

8. Core Words 小亚细亚 Asia Minor 累范特地中海东部地区 Levant 十字路口 crossroad 沙特阿拉伯 Saudi Arabia 伊拉克 Iraq 伊朗 Iran 以色列 Israel 新月沃土 Fertile Crescent

9. Extension words 腓尼基人 Phoenician 马什里克 Mashriq 沙特东部 鲁卜哈利沙漠 Rub’ al-khali 幼发拉底河 Euphrates 底格里斯河 Tigris 科威特 Kuwait 约旦 Jordan 黎巴嫩 Lebanon 叙利亚 Syria

10. Where Is the Middle East Located ? Cyprus

11. What Are the Subregions? 1. Fertile Crescent 新月沃土

12. Fertile Crescent 新月沃土 Babylon

13. 2. Levant 累范特，地中海东部地区

15. Mashriq ＂马什里克＂一词在 阿拉伯语中意为＂东方＂

16. 3. The Plateau of Anatolia 安纳托利亚高原

17. The Plateau of Anatolia

18. 4. Rub’ al-khali 鲁卜哈利沙漠 Rub' al Khali (Arabian Empty Quarter ) sand dunes imaged by Terra (EOS AM-1)

19. 300 m (980 ft) in height

20. How did Geography Help Shape History?