The Middle East vs. the U. S. Latitude Lines Middle East? OR Near East? OR Southwest Asia? OR….? Bodies of Water Tigris River Nile River Euphrates River Jordan…

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Geography of the River Valley Civilizations Geography of the River Valley Civilizations Mesopotamia -The Tigris & Euphrates River System Mesopotamia: “Land Between…

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Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY The Middle East Today: Political Map 1 2 3--> 4--> 5 6 7 8--> 11--> 9 16 17 18 19 20 21 Middle East? OR Near East?…

The Middle East Today: Political Map 1 2 3--> 4--> 5 6 7 8--> 11--> 9 16 17 18 19 20 21 Middle East? OR Near East? OR Southwest Asia? OR….? Bodies of Water…

Slide 1 The Geography of the Middle East Mountains and Plateaus Mountains & Plateaus Atlas Mts. Elburz Mts. Taurus Mts. Zagros Mts. Iranian Plateau Anatolian…

The Middle East Region The Middle East Region Global Studies SPRING 2010 What makes it up Lebanon Israel Jordan Syria Egypt Saudi Arabia Yemen Oman United Arab Emirates Qatar…

The Middle East Today: Political Map 1 2 3--> 4--> 5 6 7 8--> 11--> 9 16 17 18 19 20 21 Middle East? OR Near East? OR Southwest Asia? OR….? Bodies of Water…

Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY The Middle East Today: Political Map 1 2 3--> 4--> 5 6 7 8--> 11--> 9 16 17 18 19 20 21 Middle East? OR Near East?…