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.

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.

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