The Geography of the Middle East

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The Geography of the Middle East

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FIRST FIVE

• Agenda Message Social Studies SWA Map Quiz on
  Friday, September 2nd. Review countries, bodies
  of water, rivers. Social Studies Progress
  Reports go home August 31st.
• Standard Physical Political Features of SWA.
• Essential Question for Monday August 29th What
  life sustaining natural resource is distributed
  unequally in SWA?
• Warm-up What two bodies of water does the Suez
  Canal connect?
• Today We Will
• 1. Turn-in last weeks E.Q.s Warm-ups
• 2. Complete labeling and coloring of SWA Map
• 3. Natural Resources of SWA

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E.Qs Warm-Up Answers

• E.Q. Answer for Monday August 24th
• Fresh Water.
• Only Turkey Iraq have enough fresh water to
  meet their peoples needs. All other countries
  in SWA are struggling to find enough water for
  their people.
• Warm-up The Suez Canal connects the
  Mediterranean Sea the Red Sea.

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The Middle East TodayStandard G5 Locate
selected features in SW Asia
Tigris River
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Strait of Hormuz
Euphrates River
Suez Canal
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
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Countries
Turkey
Afghanistan
Iran
Israel
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
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Suez Canal
Completed by the British in 1869
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The Tigris EuphratesRiver System
Mesopotamia Land Between the Two Rivers
Marsh Arabs, So. Iraq
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TheJordan RiverSystem
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Dead Sea Lowest Point on Earth
2,300 below sea level
HighestSaltContent(33)
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Rub al-Khali Saudi ArabiaThe Empty Quarter

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Standard G6 Discuss environmental issues across
Southwest Asia.

• -Water is a natural resource that is unevenly
  distributed in Southwest Asia.
• -Turkey and Iraq have plenty of water for farming
  communities. (Tigris and Euphrates)
• -Some countries share a water source like Jordan,
  Israel and Syria (Jordan River)
• -Saudi Arabia has almost no water.
• -Irrigation has become necessary for those who
  want to farm and raise animals.
• -Using wells taps into fossil water (water that
  has been underground for centuries)
• -Saudi Arabia and Israel have developed systems
  of drip irrigation that measure out how much
  water each plant receives.

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FIRST FIVE

• Agenda Message SWA Geography Quiz is Friday.
  Know your geography, countries, bodies of
  water. Study your maps of SWA.
• Standard Describe the impact of location,
  climate, physical geography, and distribution of
  natural resources on population distribution.
• Essential Question for Tuesday August 30th
• What are the major environmental problems in SWA?
• Warm-up
• What narrow waterway connects the Persian Gulf
  the Arabian Sea?
• Today We Will
• Review for SWA Geography Quiz
• Water Soil Pollution

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ANSWERS

• E.Q. Answers for Tuesday August 30th
• Environmental problems in SWA have to do with
  water and soil pollution. They are related based
  on the use of chemical fertilizers in farming. A
  third problem is the building of dams for
  irrigation and production of hydro-electric power
  (electricity).
• Warm-up
• The Strait of Hormuz

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• Desalination (the process of removing salt and
  other chemicals from seawater) is very expensive
  and requires complex technology.
• Water pollution is a growing problem. Many
  farmers are using chemical fertilizers, which
  have contaminated water supplies through runoff
  water. This has increased the salt level found
  in soil, eventually making it impossible to farm.
  
• The building of dams to produce hydroelectric
  power has become a source of conflict. This is
  because it greatly reduces the amount of water
  available to other countries located downstream.
  

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DesalinizationPlants
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FIRST FIVE

• Agenda Message Except for 5th period Social
  Studies Progress Reports are not available today
  due to technical problems. Grade Book is up to
  date and available for review of your current
  grades.
• Standard Describe the impact of location,
  climate, physical geography, and distribution of
  natural resources on population distribution.
• Essential Question for Wednesday August 31st
  Where do people tend to live throughout SWA?
• Warm-up What two countries have an abundant
  fresh water supply?
• Today We Will
• Review SWA geography for Quiz Friday
• Population distribution and the impact of
  climate, geography and natural resources in SWA

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E.Qs Warm-Up Answers

• E.Q. Answer for Tuesday August 30th People tend
  to live where the weather is not too hot and not
  too cold. They also tend to live where there is
  a good supply of fresh water.
• Warm-up
• Turkey Iraq because the Tigris Euphrates
  Rivers both start in Turkey and both run through
  Iraq before they empty into the Persian Gulf.

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Middle East Climate Regions
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Middle East Population Density
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Desert Nomads
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• Desert Nomads
• People who live in the desert roaming from place
  to place (Oasis to Oasis) in search of water and
  grazing for their animals (camels and goats).
• Desert nomads earn a living by selling their
  camels and goats and hand made goods such as
  rugs, and metal work.

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Desert Oases Water at a Premium!
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FIRST FIVE

• Agenda Message SWA Map Quiz is scheduled for
  tomorrow. Social Studies Progress Reports go
  home today. Return with Parent Signature Friday
  and receive a homework grade of 100.
• Standard Describe the impact of location,
  climate, physical geography, and distribution of
  natural resources on population distribution.
• Essential Question for Thursday September 1st
  What percent of the worlds oil supply is found
  in SWA?
• Warm-up Where do people tend to live?
• Today We Will
• Finish labeling coloring our maps of SWA
• Population distribution/Oil distribution

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E.Qs Warm-Up Answers

• E.Q. Answer for Thursday September 1st
• 50 of the worlds oil reserves are found in SWA.
• Warm-up
• People tend to live where the temperatures are
  Moderate (Moderate means temperatures that are
  not too hot or too cold) and where there is an
  abundant supply of fresh water.

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• Standard G7 Explain the impact of location,
  climate, physical characteristics, distribution
  of natural resources and population distribution
  on SW Asia
• Oil and Natural Gas
• The two most valuable natural resources found
  in SW Asia are oil and natural gas .
• These resources were discovered in the 1900s and
  United States and European companies controlled
  the drilling and refining.
• Over ½ of the worlds known oil reserves are
  found in this area of the world.

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World Oil Reserves
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Saudi Oil Fields Refineries
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Standard G7 Explain the impact of location,
climate, physical characteristics, distribution
of natural resources and population distribution
on SW Asia

• Countries in SWA that have oil have become
  incredibly rich (especially oil rich nations
  surrounding the Persian Gulf). As a result their
  people, once poor, now enjoy a high standard of
  living.
• The countries without oil in SWA have remained
  poor and have had a much harder time improving
  living conditions for their people.

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Persian Gulf Oil Exports (2003)
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Standard G7 Explain the impact of location,
climate, physical characteristics, distribution
of natural resources and population distribution
on SW Asia

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries-
  OPEC was created in the 1960s and is made up of
  the worlds oil-rich countries from SWA, Africa
  (Nigeria), and South America (Venezuela
  Brazil).
• OPECs goal is to control the production price
  of oil in the worlds markets.

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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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FIRST FIVE

• Agenda Message SWA Geography Quiz is TODAY!!
  Today is the last day to turn in Late, Missing or
  Incomplete work before District-wide Progress
  Reports on September 7th. E.Q.s Warm-Ups for
  this week are due Tues. September 6th.
• Standard Describe the impact of location,
  climate, physical geography, and distribution of
  natural resources on population distribution.
• Essential Question for Friday, September 2nd
  Why was the Organization of Petroleum Exporting
  Countries (OPEC) created?
• Warm Up
• Name the two leading exporter of Oil to the
  United States from SWA.
• Today We Will
• SWA Geography Quiz

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E.Qs Warm-Up Answers

• Essential Question for Answers for Friday
  September 2nd
• OPEC was created for two reasons
• To control the production of oil, and
• To control the price of oil in the world market.
• Warm-up
• Saudi Arabia and Iraq

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Geography Quiz Extra Credit

• 14. Describe in your own words what the Arabian
  Peninsula looks like.