1. Mrs. Fenton's Planet Hollywood brings you

2. Middle East Map Tutorial
With voice-overs

3. AC Social Studies Georgia Middle East Geography Standard SS7G5
A - Locate on world map and regional and political-physical map: Euphrates River, Jordan River, Tigris River, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, and Red Sea
B - Locate on world map and regional political-physical map: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Gaza Strip, and West Bank. (Note: AC Social Studies covers Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt.)
AC Social Studies Georgia Middle East Geography Standard SS7G5

4. Features of the Middle East and North Africa
Political

6. Iran Saudi Arabia Turkey Iraq Afghanistan Syria Oman Yemen Cyprus
Lebanon
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Bahrain
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Oman
Yemen

7. West Bank
Morocco
Tunisia
Gaza Strip
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Israel

8. The Middle East Physical Features

9. The Jordan River runs from the Anti Lebanon Mountains to the Dead Sea
The Jordan River runs from the Anti Lebanon Mountains to the Dead Sea. It is located along the border of Syria, Jordan, the West Bank, and Israel.

10. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers have their sources about 50 miles from each other in Eastern Turkey. They run almost parallel to each other, with the Euphrates going through Syria and the Tigris going through Iraq. They later meet up in southeastern Iraq and drain into the Persian Gulf. The Tigris is Northeastern to the Euphrates.

11. The Persian Gulf is an extension of the Indian Ocean that lies between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula .

12. The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It is the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean. 

13. The Red Sea separates Asia and Africa
The Red Sea separates Asia and Africa. It has the Sinai Peninsula and the Gulf of Suez, which leads to the Suez Canal, to its north and the Bab El Mandeb strait to its south

14. The Arabian Sea is a large body of water south of Oman and Yemen and east of Asia. 

15. The Suez Canal is an artificial waterway that connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

16. The Sinai Peninsula is between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
The Sinai Peninsula is between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. To its west is the Suez Canal.