2. Southwest Asia By: Mr. Washington

3. Vocabulary  Middle East: The region where Europe, Africa, and Asia meet  Sinai Peninsula  is a major crossroads between Africa and Southwest Asia  Suez Canal  connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea; they avoid traveling all the way around Africa.

4. N. Africa Vocabulary  Erg  desert region of shifting sand dunes  Aquifer  underground rock layer that stores water

5. Vocabulary  Istanbul (Turkey) is located on two continents (Europe and Asia)  3 Peninsula’s in the Middle East: Anatolia (Turkey) peninsula, Arabian (biggest) Peninsula, Sinai Peninsula (smallest)

6. More Vocabulary Dead Sea- lowest place on the Earths surface also the saltiest body of water Dead Sea- lowest place on the Earths surface also the saltiest body of water Rub` al Khali or Empty Quarter largest desert on the Arabian Peninsula Rub` al Khali or Empty Quarter largest desert on the Arabian Peninsula

7. More Vocabulary  Silt  particles of soil deposited by water  Fertile Crescent  Curved area of fertile land, starting in Southwest Asia on the Mediterranean Sea and curving around the Syrian Desert to the Persian Gulf

8. Vocabulary Sinai (sī'nī) Sinai (sī'nī) Suez (sūĕz') Suez (sūĕz') Maghreb (mŭg'rəb) Maghreb (mŭg'rəb) Bosporus (bŏs'pər-əs) Bosporus (bŏs'pər-əs) Rub’ al Khali (rūb äl khä'lē) Rub’ al Khali (rūb äl khä'lē) Erg (ûrg) Erg (ûrg)