 Locate the major physical features of N. Africa, the M.E.,
and Central Asia.
 Analyze the influence of major physical features on the
people of the region.
 Analyze and explain the relationship between dry regions
and water issues in the region
 Explain the two major climate regions; desert and steppe.
 Strait of Gibraltar
 The Dardanelles and Bosporus Strait
 Suez Canal
 Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Gibraltar | Dardanelles |
Bosporus | Suez Canal | Strait of
Hormuz
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Atlas Mountains
Zagros Mountains
Hindu Kush Range
Khyber Pass
Pamir Range
Tian Shan
Atlas Mts. | Zagros Mts. | Hindu Kush |
Khyber Pass | Pamir Range | Tian Shan
 Nile
 Euphrates
 Tigris
Nile River | Euphrates River |
Tigris River
Ir
aq
Lib
ya
EGYPT
 The poaching of sturgeon in the Caspian Sea has
hurt the fishing economy. (sturgeon eggs make
caviar)
 REFINERIES (facilities that turn petroleum (oil)
into other products, like gasoline) pollute the air,
and there are increasingly more cars on the roads.