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Southwest Asia. Mr. Sicilia 7 th Grade History Waverly Middle School. Southwest Asia Section 1. The Eastern Mediterranean. Eastern Mediterranean: Physical Geography. Physical Features The Bosporus Dead Sea Mountains, Deserts, & Plains Climate Dry/little vegetation Resources - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Southwest AsiaMr. Sicilia7th Grade HistoryWaverly Middle School
THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
Southwest Asia Section 1
Eastern Mediterranean: Physical GeographyPhysical Features
◦ The Bosporus◦ Dead Sea◦ Mountains,
Deserts, & PlainsClimate
◦ Dry/little vegetation
Resources◦ Valuable Minerals◦ Water Availability
Eastern Mediterranean:Turkey
Turkey’s History◦ Invasion by Romans◦ Rule by Ottomans◦ 20th Century
DemocracyPeople
◦ Mostly Ethnic Turks◦ Cultural Mix of Modern
and TraditionalTurkey Today
◦ Democratic Nation◦ European Union?
Eastern Mediterranean:IsraelIsrael’s History
◦ Ancient Hebrews◦ Creation of the Nation
of Israel◦ Arab-Israeli War
Israel Today◦ Jewish Culture is Major
Part of Daily LifeThe Palestinian
Territories◦ Areas Within Israel
Controlled partly by Palestinian Arabs
Eastern Mediterranean:Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan
Syria◦ Once part of Ottoman
Empire◦ Arab Country Ruled by
Powerful FamilyLebanon
◦ Recovering From Civil War
◦ People Divided By Religion
Jordan◦ Few Resources◦ Home to Bedouins ◦ Rely on Foreign Aid
THE ARABIAN PENINSULA, IRAQ, AND IRAN
Southwest Asia Section 2
The Arabian Peninsula:Physical GeographyPhysical Features
◦ Deserts, Plains, and Mountains
Climate◦ Dry with Little
VegetationOil
◦ World is Dependant
◦ Abundant in this Region
The Arabian Peninsula:Saudi Arabia and its Neighbors
Islamic Culture◦ Speak Arabic◦ Origins of Islam◦ Sunni Muslims
Economy Based on Oil◦ OPEC◦ Unemployment◦ Banking and Tourism
MonarchiesPersian Gulf War
IranIran’s History
◦ Great Empires (Persia)
◦ Islamic RepublicIran Today
◦ Persians, Speak Farsi
◦ Islamic Religious Leaders Restrict Most Iranian’s Rights