the geography of the middle east
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The Geography of the Middle East. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. The Middle East Today: Political Map. 19. 4-->. 17. 18. 11-->. 6. 7. 1. 13. 8-->. 9. . 16. 15-->. 20. 14. 21. 5 themes of geography and WHY IMPORTANT?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS
Chappaqua, NY
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The Middle East Today:Political Map
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5 themes of geographyand WHY IMPORTANT?
• for each of the next 13 slides, identify which theme it should belong into:– Location– Place– HEI– Movement– Region
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Middle East? OR Near East?OR Southwest Asia? OR….?
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Aswan High Dam, Egypt
Hydroelectric
Power Plant
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Middle East: Population Density
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Cairo, Egypt: Most Populated City in the Middle East
17,000,000+
People!
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The Natural Resources of the
Middle East
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World Oil Reserves
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Persian Gulf Oil Exports (2003)
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Saudi Oil Fields & Refineries
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Kuwait: An Island Floating on a Sea of Oil
Kuwait
City
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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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United Arab Emirates
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Qatar
2022 World Cup