Objective & Standard Identify and describe ways in which humans have used technology to modify the physical environment in order to settle areas in different world regions. GHW.9.3

Physical Geography Southwest Asia Or Middle East

Landforms and Resources Mountains: Golan Heights- Border Israel & Syria 1967 Hindu Kush- Afghanistan: Where’s Waldo? Peninsulas: Anatolia- Turkey Arabian- Saudi Arabia

Bodies of Water: Tigris & Euphrates Rivers: Fertile Crescent Mesopotamia Jordan River: Lebanon into Israel Dead Sea: Wadis: dry riverbeds until rain Landforms and Resources

Resources: OIL- “Black Gold” “Texas Tea” Rub al-Khali desert Refineries OPEC- Oil Producing & Exporting Countries Risks with Oil Spills Wars Landforms and Resources

Which of the following is not a peninsula found in SW Asia? 1. Anatolian 2. Algerian 3. Arabian

Which river is not one of the two that borders the fertile crescent? 1. Jordan 2. Euphrates 3. Tigris

Which river flows into the Dead Sea? 1. Jordan 2. Euphrates 3. Tigris 4. Nile

A ____ is a riverbed that has water only after a heavy rain? 1. Kum 2. Wadi 3. Barrage 4. Oasis

OPEC stands for ….. 1. Oil Producing and Exploiting Countries 2. Oil Producing and Exporting Countries

Climate & Vegetation Arid Climate: What is an Arid Climate? Deserts: Rub al Khali “Empty Quarter” or “Place Where No One Comes Out” Size of Texas/ 186 F on sand/ 10 years w/o rain Salt Flats Iran due to Rain Shadow

Human Environment Interaction Irrigation Systems Drip Irrigation Agricultural hearth Dam Building Desalinization Fossil Water: aquifers

Objective & Standard Identify and describe ways in which humans have used technology to modify the physical environment in order to settle areas in different world regions. GHW.9.3 Drip Irrigation Systems Desalinization Plants