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Ch. 21-1: North Africa and Southwest Asia
Objective: Identify important physical features of North Africa and SW Asia
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Fresh Water A Scarce Resource
The scarcity of fresh water in North Africa and Southwest Asia had led most of the people to settle along the fertile river valleys and coastal areas.
In central and southern Algeria, only the occasional oasis is capable of supporting life. Many of Algeria’s population lives on these few oasis where underground springs provide water for date and citrus fruit crops as well as some grass and shrubs for grazing this inhospitable region
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Oasis in Algeria
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Peninsulas and Seas
The largest peninsula is the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia.
The Red Sea borders the peninsula on the west.
The Persian Gulf borders the peninsula on the east
The Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea are the southern borders
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The Arabian Peninsula- Oil
Supplies the world with 1/4th to 1/3rd of all of the oil that is produced.
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The Sinai PeninsulaThe smaller of the peninsulas in Southwest Asia, connects Africa and Asia
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Aegean Sea
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The Dead Seasalt water lake, located at the mouth of the Jordan River Its shores lie about 1,300 feet below sea level. lowest point on the earth’s surface.9 times saltier than the ocean
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The Dead Sea
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Coasts, Mountains and Plateaus
Mountain Ranges: Southwest Asia
Arabian Peninsula
Hejaz Mountain
Asir Mountains
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The Central Plateauvery little annual rainfall, located in Saudi Arabia
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Anatolian Peninsula
Pontic Mountains
Taurus Mountains
Zagros Mountains
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The Pontic Mountains-Turkey
Located on the Black Sea Coast, south of Black Sea
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The Taurus Mountains- Turkey
lie along the Mediterranean Sea on Turkey’s southern coast.
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Zagros Mountains- Turkey and Iran
Form the western border of Iran. It is an area of frequent seismic activity.
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Mountains in North Africa
The Atlas Mountains are found in Morocco and Algeria
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The Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria
-longest range in Africa.
-cause a great amount of rainfall on the northern coast .
-Most of the population of North Africa is on the northern coast
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Rivers of North Africa and Southwest Asia
The Nile River- Egypt-longest river in the world (4,145 miles long)
-floods annually creating a very fertile strip of land along its banks and in its flood plain.
-90% of Egypt’s population lives along the Nile
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The Nile River - Egypt
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Satellite Images of Nile River Delta
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When the Egyptians constructed the Aswan High Dam, they also built the largest human-made lake in the world-Lake Nasser. Lake Nasser is over 300 miles long!
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Nile River
AswanDam
Which direction does the water
flow?
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Rivers of Southwest Asia
The Tigris and Euphrates-These rivers were the site of the worlds 1st civilizations.
-Frequent flooding provided a very rich, fertile region between these two rivers.
-Source: mountains of Anatolia
-Flow to the Persian Gulf
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Tigris and Euphrates
Euphrates River
Tigris River
Shatt al Arab River
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Tigris and Euphrates RiversTigris River Euphrates River