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The Birthplace of Agriculture
Figure 1.26
Desertification in
Fertile Crescent
Ataturk Dam
Euphrates River
Harran Plains
NASA/GSFC: OrbView-2SeaWiFS 1 km DEM
[Turkey or Anatolia in 3D / Topography map/ map location – 3D
visualization rotating location, zoom in pre set video, noninteractive]
• Erosion is a process that removes soil layers and
carries them away from farmer's fields to bodies of water
or other land. There are three primary kinds of erosion:
wind, water, and tillage. In areas where the land is
especially flat or dry, wind erosion is a problem. As
wind blows it spreads soil particles across the land.
Water erosion may occur gradually during rainfall
or when winter snow melts in fields. It can also happen
suddenly during floods. Tillage erosion is mostly
caused by the way a farmer tills the land. The kind of
equipment a farmer uses, how often the farmer tills the
fields, and how the farmer manages the fields during the
winter months affect how much soil may be lost. Heavy
machinery, frequent tilling, and lack of soil cover during
winter months contributes to soil erosion.
Meric River Flood
European Turkey
Satellites
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Black Sea
Marmara
Aegean
Mediterranean
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Bosphorus Strait
Bosporus Strait
Dardanelle Strait
BLACK SEA REGION
ABANT& YEDIGOLLER
BLACK SEA REGION
EASTERN BLACK SEA REGION
The 6th largest producer of the
World
Southern Mediterranean
Southern Mediterranean- Death Sea
OLUDENIZ
Aegean Region-EPHESUS
Fertile Land-Aegean Region
Fertile Land-Aegean Region
Wetlands of Aegean Coast
Wetlands of Aegean Coast
Central Plateau -ANATOLIA
Central Plateau -ANATOLIA
WHEAT
ANATOLIA-Cappadocia
High, rugged mountains of Anatolia
Euphrates and Tigris Rivers and Lake Van
Ararat
.
LAKE VAN
MOUNTAIN OF ARARAT
SOUTHEASTERN
ANATOLIAN
PROJECT