Unit 7 The Unit 7 The Middle EastMiddle East and Central Asia and Central Asia
Crafts souk Damascus大马士革 ( 叙利亚首都 )
Chapter 16 Chapter 16 The Middle East The Middle East
How many Countries are How many Countries are in the Middle East?in the Middle East?
Are most of these countries Are most of these countries large or small ? large or small ?
Which country has the most Which country has the most coastline on the coastline on the Mediterranean? Mediterranean?
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Cyprus
Key Nations of the Key Nations of the Middle EastMiddle East
Iran
IsraelA B
C D
Iraq
SaudiArabia
United Arab Emir
ates
Map Skills Map Skills Middle EastMiddle East
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Persian Gulf
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Caspian Sea
Lesson 1 The Lesson 1 The Middle Middle EastEast
Cyprus
Core WordsCore Words
Fertile Crescent 新月沃土Israel 以色列Iran 伊朗Iraq 伊拉克
Saudi Arabia 沙特阿拉伯crossroad 十字路口
Levant 累范特地中海东部地区
Asia Minor 小亚细亚
Extension wordsExtension wordsSyria 叙利亚
Lebanon 黎巴嫩Jordan 约旦Kuwait 科威特Tigris 底格里斯河
Euphrates 幼发拉底河Rub’ al-khali 沙特东部
鲁卜哈利沙漠Mashriq 马什里克
Phoenician 腓尼基人
Where Is the Where Is the Middle East Middle East LocatedLocated??
Cyprus
What Are the Subregions?What Are the Subregions?
1. Fertile Crescent 新月沃土
Fertile Crescent 新月沃土Babylon
2. Levant 累范特,地中海东部地区
Mashriq Mashriq "马什里克"一词在 "马什里克"一词在 阿拉伯语中意为"东方"阿拉伯语中意为"东方"
3. The Plateau of Anatolia安纳托利亚高原
The Plateau of Anatolia
4. Rub’ al-khali 鲁卜哈利沙漠 Rub' al Khali
(Arabian Empty Quarter) sand dunes
imaged by Terra (EOS AM-1)
300 m (980 ft) in height
How did How did Geography Geography Help Shape Help Shape History?History?