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Satellite Image of The Middle East
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Political Map of The Middle East
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Predicament: Traditional Middle East? OR Near East? OR Greater Middle East? OR….?
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Large Bodies of Water
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Arabian Peninsula Bodies of Water The Red Sea The Gulf of Aden The Persian Gulf The Gulf of Oman
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The Tigris & Euphrates River System
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The Jordan River Connects the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea
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The Dead Sea Highest Salt Content (33%) 2,300’ below sea level Lowest Point on Earth 2,300’ below sea level Lowest Point on Earth
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Suez Canal Completed by the British in 1869 120 miles long, 79 ft deep, & 673 ft wide Connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea 120 miles long, 79 ft deep, & 673 ft wide Connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
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Mountains & Peninsulas Elburz Mts. Taurus Mts. Zagros Mts. Caucasus Mts. Hejaz Mts. The Arabian Peninsula
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Mountain Ranges in Mid-East Elburz Mts., Iran Zagros Mts., Iran Caucasus Mts., Turkey & Russia Taurus Mts., Turkey
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The Arabian Peninsula “The Arabian Subcontinent” 1, 250,000 sq. miles The world’s largest peninsula 1, 250,000 sq. miles The world’s largest peninsula
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Deserts Arabian Desert Negev Desert Sinai Desert Libyan Desert
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The Arabian Desert 2,330,000 sq. miles Covers 90% the Arabian Peninsula 2,330,000 sq. miles Covers 90% the Arabian Peninsula
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Rub al-Khali: “The Empty Quarter” 250,000 sq. miles Covers southern third of the Arabian Peninsula 250,000 sq. miles Covers southern third of the Arabian Peninsula
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Desert Oases: Water at a Premium!
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Fresh Groundwater Sources
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Desalinization Plants
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Fertile Crescent
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The Fertile Crescent Area of Moist & Fertile land Nicknamed: “The Cradle of Civilization” Birth of various early civilizations Area of Moist & Fertile land Nicknamed: “The Cradle of Civilization” Birth of various early civilizations
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The Middle East vs. the U. S. Latitude Lines
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Climate Regions
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Natural Vegetation
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Earthquakes
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Sandstorms and Dust Storms
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Swarms of Desert Locusts! Locusts Swarm the Pyramids Complex at Giza! Israel Hit By Worst Locust Plague Since the 1950s!
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The Natural Resources of the Middle East
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World Oil Reserves
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Persian Gulf Oil Exports (2003)
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Saudi Oil Fields & Refineries
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Kuwait: An Island Floating on a Sea of Oil Kuwait City
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Leading U. S. Oil Suppliers The U. S. imports 30% of its oil needs from the Middle East.
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Middle East: Population Density
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Cairo, Egypt: Most Populated City in the Middle East 17,000,000+ People!
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Desert Bedouins
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