Chapter 21 Southwest Asia

Peninsulas Anatolian Peninsula Between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sinai Peninsula Between the Red Sea and the Suez Canal Arabian Peninsula Between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf

Important waterways Persian Gulf Red Sea Strait of Hormuz Suez Canal Mediterranean Sea rabian Sea Arabian Sea Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Plains and Highlands Arabian Peninsula is mostly desert with no rivers Middle of Iran and Iraq are fed by rivers and are productive farmlands River valleys of Afghanistan are remote but fertile

The Dead Sea IT IS SO SALTY THAT PEOPLE FLOAT EASILY IN THE WATER

MOUNTAINS LOOK AT YOUR PHYSICAL MAP OF SOUTHWEST ASIA. WHAT ARE THE MOUNTAIN RANGES AND THEIR LOCATIONS? –Zagros Mts.Iran –Taurus Mts.Turkey –Hindu KushAfghanistan HOW HAVE MOUNTAINS AFFECTED MIGRATION AND COMMUNICATION?

Rivers The Fertile Crescent, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Iraq, was a cultural hearth for civilization. It has always been a fertile farming area. The Jordan River, that serves as a boundary between Israel and Jordan, is an important source of water

RESOURCES NEARLY ONE-HALF OF THE WORLD’S OIL SUPPLY COMES FROM THIS REGION MANY OF THE WELLS ARE OFF SHORE, IN THE RED SEA OR PERSIAN GULF

OTHER RESOURCES SOME REGIONS HAVE WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROELECTRICITY OTHER REGIONS HAVE ALMOST NO WATER AND NEED TO CONSERVE COAL, MINERALS, AND FERTILIZERS LIKE POTASH AND PHOSPHATES ARE FOUND IN DRY AREAS. LOOK ON PAGE 490. WHAT RESOURCE IS FOUND IN THE DEAD SEA?