1. Five Major Middle East Regions
Instructions: After reading textbook pages complete the chart below. First, identify the remaining 4 regions. Second, describe each major region in terms of location, landforms, land use, population patterns, and other important facts. The first region is complete for you, use as a model.

2. Middle East Regions
Description:
location, landforms, land use, population patterns, important facts
Northern Tier
Present-day country:
Landforms:
Anatolian Plateau:
Iranian Plateau:

3. Description: location, landforms, land use, population patterns, important facts
Region: Northern Tier
Present-day country
Turkey and Iran
Landforms
mountains and plateaus
Anatolian Plateau: Turkey
Western Northern Tier - present-day Turkey
peninsula that connects Asia and Europe = Asia Minor
Ringed by Pontic and Taurus Mountains
Fertile soil and enough rainfall to support farming = large population
Ottoman Empire
Iranian Plateau - Iran
Eastern Northern Tier-present-day Iran
Ringed by Elburz and Zagros Mountains
Most of the region is dry, limited farming = small population
Persian Empire

4. Middle East Regions
Description:
location, landforms, land use, population patterns, important facts
Northern Tier
Present-day Turkey and Iran, mountains and plateaus
Anatolian Plateau: Western Northern Tier - present-day Turkey
peninsula that connects Asia and Europe
Ringed by Pontic and Taurus Mountains
Fertile soil and enough rainfall to support farming = large population
Iranian Plateau: Eastern Northern Tier-present-day Iran
Ringed by Elburz and Zagros Mountains
Most of the region is dry, limited farming = small population

5. Self-Check Answers B, M, I, T, K C, T, M, L T, L, H, S, J, P, W, Y
E, F, U, I, K, O, G, V, R
A, D, N, Q, I, K
A, X, M, F, N, L, J (Sahara)