The document discusses the geography of the Middle East region. It describes the major physical features including bodies of water like the Tigris, Euphrates, Nile and Jordan Rivers. It also outlines the mountain ranges, deserts, and fertile crescent region. The document provides details on climate, population density, and key natural resources of the Middle East like oil reserves located in Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf.

1. The Geography of the Middle East Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. The Middle East Today: Political Map 1 2 3--> 4--> 5 6 7 8--> 11--> 9 <--10 12 13 14 15--> 16 17 18 19 20 21

3. Middle East? OR Near East? OR Southwest Asia? OR….?

4. Bodies of Water  Tigris River Nile River  Euphrates River  Jordan River  Persian Gulf Arabian Sea Mediterranean Sea Indian Ocean Red Sea Black Sea  Gulf of Aden Strait of  Hormuz Suez Canal  Dardanelles Strait  Atlantic Ocean  Gulf of Oman Caspian Sea

5. The Mighty Nile River: “Longest River in the World”

6. Egypt: The “Gift of the Nile” Annual Nile Flooding Nile Delta 95% of the Egyptian people live on 5% of the land!

7. Aswan High Dam, Egypt Hydroelectric Power Plant

8. Suez Canal Completed by the British in 1869

9. The Tigris & Euphrates River System Mesopotamia: ”Land Between the Two Rivers” Marsh Arabs, So. Iraq

10. Dust Storms Along the Tigris-Euphrates Flood Plains

11. The Jordan River System: Israel & Jordan--A Fight Over Water Rights ?

12. Dead Sea: Lowest Point on Earth Highest Salt Content (33%) 2,300’ below sea level

13. Wadis – Instant Springs

14. Mountains & Plateaus  Atlas Mts.  Elburz Mts. Taurus Mts.  Zagros Mts. Iranian Plateau Anatolian Plateau Caucasus Mts. Hejaz Mts.

15. Mountain Ranges in Mid-East Elburz Mts., Iran Zagros Mts., Iran Lebanese Mts. Taurus Mts., Turkey

16. Deserts Sahara Desert Arabian Desert Negev Desert Sinai Desert Libyan Desert Rub al-Khali

17. Desert Bedouins

18. Breeding Areas of Desert Locusts

19. Swarms of Desert Locusts! Locusts Swarm the Pyramids Complex at Giza! Israel Hit By Worst Locust Plague Since the 1950s!

20. Rub al-Khali : “The Empty Quarter”

21. Desert Oases: Water at a Premium!

22. Fresh Groundwater Sources

23. Desalinization Plants

24. Fertile Crescent

25. The Fertile Crescent

26. Completed Map  Tigris River Nile River  Euphrates River  Jordan River  Persian Gulf Arabian Sea Mediterranean Sea Indian Ocean Red Sea Black Sea  Gulf of Aden Strait of  Hormuz Suez Canal  Dardanelles Strait  Atlantic Ocean  Gulf of Oman Caspian Sea Arabian Desert Negev Desert Sinai Desert Rub al-Khali  Atlas Mts.  Elburz Mts. Taurus Mts.  Zagros Mts. Iranian Plateau Anatolian Plateau Caucasus Mts. Hejaz Mts. Sahara Desert Libyan Desert

27. The Middle East vs. the U. S. Latitude Lines

28. Middle East: Climate Regions

29. Middle East: Population Density

30. Cairo, Egypt: Most Populated City in the Middle East 17,000,000+ People!

31. The Middle East: Natural Vegetation

32. The Natural Resources of the Middle East

33. World Oil Reserves

34. Persian Gulf Oil Exports (2003)

35. Saudi Oil Fields & Refineries

36. Kuwait: An Island Floating on a Sea of Oil Kuwait City

37. Leading U. S. Oil Suppliers The U. S. imports 30% of its oil needs from the Middle East.