Middle East Geography

Middle East Geography

Area found between the "Far East" (East Asia) and Eastern Europe. Middle East is a geographical term from a European Perspective.

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What is the Middle East?

What can we infer about the area from this image?

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​Study this 3D image of the Middle East.

Multiple Choice

Where in the world is the Middle East (mainly)?

• Southern Europe

• East coast of the Americas

• Southwest Asia

• East Asia

Study the key. What can we infer about the Arabian Peninsula from this map?

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​Arabian Peninsula

What can we infer about the climate of the region from this map?

Raise your hand to share evidence to back your claim.

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Look at the key closely.

Multiple Select

Which best describes the region of Southwest Asia?

• dry

• mountainous

• moist

• flat

What can we infer about why so much of it isn't lit up?

What do you suspect all the white material is?

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Arabian Peninsula

Infer why it might be so easy to see so many stars during the night.

How might NAVIGATION be related to this?

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​Night Sky over the Arabian Peninsula

This area of the Arabian Peninsula is inhospitable. What can you infer inhospitable might mean?

Same root as hospitality.

Rub Al'Khali

​An area in the desert that allows for life, usually due to a spring or water.

Villages often pop up near an oasis and nomadic caravans travel from oasis to oasis for their animals and to trade goods.

Oasis

Multiple Choice

Which resource is in extremely high demand due to its scarcity?

• Dr. Pepper

• sand

• water

• plastic

Match

Match the following terms to their meaning.

• Oasis

• Scarce

• Navigation

• Desert

• Nomad

Place of water in a desert

Limited

Finding your way

Dry

Person on the move

• Place of water in a desert

• Limited

• Finding your way

• Dry

• Person on the move

Labelling

Label

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Arabian Peninsula

Africa

Mediterranean Sea

Labelling

Label the bodies of water.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Euphrates River

Tigris River

Arabian Sea

Red Sea

Hotspot

Where is the Middle East on this map?