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Southwest Asia and North Africa. Physical Geography. Location. People call Southwest Asia different names depending on who you talk to!. Southwest Asia is also called the Middle East It is called the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia . Climate. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Southwest Asia and North AfricaPhysical Geography
Location
Southwest Asia is also called the Middle East
It is called the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia
People call Southwest Asia different names depending on who
you talk to!
Climate
Most of the area is desert or semiarid climate
Sahara Desert in North Africa is the largest desert in the world
Sahel is a region south of the Sahara (dry but not entirely desert)
Take it from me. The Sahara Desert
is hot!
Sahara Desert
Hazards
Desertification is when the desert expands due to human and natural conditions
A drought is a long period of time without rain
Droughts
Mountains
Atlas – located in northwest Africa
Taurus – located in southern Turkey
Zagros – located in Iran
Find them on your map!
Dudes, I didn’t make it across the
mountains!
Water Features
Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Black Sea Arabian Sea Persian/Arabian Gulf Strait of Hormuz
(connects Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea)
Bosporus Strait Dardanelles Strait Nile River (located in
Egypt) Tigris River (located in
Iraq) Euphrates River (located
in Iraq) Jordan River (located in
Israel)
Suez Canal
Human made waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
Owned by Egypt
Suez Canal
Bosporus/Dardanelles
These are narrow straits that connect the Black Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
Istanbul is located on the Dardanelles
Soil
Areas near the rivers will flood during the wet season
Some areas of alluvial soils
Deltas near the Nile and Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Tigris and Euphrates Delta
Oasis/Wadi
An Oasis is an area in the desert that has water and vegetation can grow
A wadi is a dry riverbed in the desert that will fill with water when it rains
An oasis can save your life in
the desert!
Oasis/Wadi