SW AsiaUnit 6 Ch. 17

Seas and Penninsulas Sea

Red Dead Caspian – largest

landlocked Aral

Peninsula Arabian Sinai Anatolia

Rivers Nile – fertile along the banks Tigris and Euphrates Rivers-

Mesopotamia ( land between two rivers)

Rivers responsible for civilization The Aswan High Dam control river’s flow

and deposits of ____________.

Plains, Plateaus, and Mountains Lush coastal planes Atlas Mountains

Morocco to Algeria Caucasus mountains

(north of Mount Arant between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea)

Earthquakes The shifting of the African and Arabian

plates cause the Red Sea to Widen

Climate and Vegetation Water precious Desert climate

Sahara Qizilquim Garagum

Steppe Climate 2nd largest climatic region patorialism

Climatic variations Export and tourists

Mediterranean – citrus fruits, olives, and grapes

Rainfall Coastal and highlands near mountain

ranges – most rainfall

Homework

P.434 Locating Places

Cultural GeographyCh. 18

Many Peoples Why ethnic diversity ?

Arabs 275 million

Israelis 6.4 million 82% are Jewish God gave them the area permanent home

land. Explain the issue between the Arabs and

the Israelis

Many People Turks

Present day Turkey Explain why Turkey has a mixed culture.

Iranians and Afghans 66 million people live there Mostly practice Islam

Many People Caucasian People

50 ethnic groups Armenia and Georgia

Turkic Peoples Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan,

Tajikistan Kurds

Border areas of where ?

Population and Resources Control of a vital resource

What is the main issue? 30% of water comes from sea of Galilee

Population Growth List the countries that have 66 million, between 24

million and 31.7

Urbanization Which places dominate Urban culture? Why have problems arose?

Prehistoric people Hunter and gatherer Domestication

Early Civilizations Mesopotamia

Area between the Tigris and Euphrates 1st cultural Hearth Fertile Crescent – Sumerians

Cuneiform

Nile Ancient Egyptians heiroglyphics

Empires and Trade Phoenician

Eastern Mediterranean coast 1st alphabet

Persian Empire 500 BC Qantas

100 BC silk road

Three Major Religions Judaism

Oldest monotheistic Torah – Hebrew Bible Jerusalem Worship in a synagogues, rabbi – offical

Christianity AD 30 Life and teachings of Jesus Hebrew bible ( old testament) and new testament – bible

Islam AD 610 prophet Muhammad Quran Mosque Five pillars of Islam

The Modern Era Crusades – Mongol invasions Nationalism Independence

Rose after WWII Arab – Israeli Conflict

Summarize! Israelis and Palestinians

Summarize! War in Afghanistan

War on terror

The Modern Era Border Conflicts

Iraq and Iran

Religion Sunni Muslim Shiite Muslim Christian Judaism

What is the difference between a shiite and Sunni muslim?

Languages List the different languages in this

region

The Arts- Art and Architecture Mesopotamia

Ziggurats

Egyptians Pyramids

Mosques

Everyday Life Many people live in high rise apartments Bazaar –

Meeting Food Needs Arable Fishing is important in this region

Industrial Growth What are the main commodities in this

region?

Petrochemicals - GDP -

Transportation and Communiccations Roads, railroads, and airlines

Waterways and pipelines What is the importance of the Strait of

Hormuz ? What is the importance of the Suez

Canal? Significance of Baku

Interdependence Embargo

A Need for water Water resources

Aquifer – Desalination –

Great Man – made river ?

Environmental Concern Aswan High Dam

Persian Gulf War

Nuclear and Chemical Danger

The troubled Seas

Homework P. 460 and 478 critical thinking