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Climate
Location/
Land
*mostly arid with hot,
dry summers and cool
winters
Natural Resources
-moderate, mild
temperatures with little
rainfall
-hot, dry (mostly
deserts!)
-limestone
-marble
-clay
-salt
-oil-world’s largest
exporter (1/4 of world’s
oil)
-lack of water because
there are no permanent
rivers/lakes resulting in
Wadis (temporary
rivers/lakes created by
rain)
-“Fertile Cresent” with
fertile soil with canals
built to use water for
irrigation
-rains only in the
mountains (north)
-hot, dry summers and
short, cool winters
-oil-10% of world’s oil
comes from reserves in
southeast and northcentral regions
-mountains in north
-shallow rivers for
irrigation
-north=up to 80 in. of
rain/year, but NO rain
in deserts
-most populated (along
with Iraq) because very
oil rich
-Tehran-capital city and
largest city (65 million
people)
-77% rural land
-only 12% of the land is
arable (farmable)
-hot, dry summers and
very cold winters
-lots of snow in the
mountains
-NO rain in the deserts
- shallow rivers used for
irrigation and
hydroelectricity
-huge resources of oil45% of revenue
-natural gas
-copper
-world’s largest producer
of Opium
-natural gas
-copper
-rubies
-emeralds
-iron
-connects Europe & Asia
-no oil here, but still
benefitting from oil in
neighboring countries
because it is transported
to Europe via Turkey
-cold winters
-water from snow and
aquifers used for
hydroelectricity and
agriculture
-coal is biggest natural
resource
-most people live in
urban areas
-densely populated in
cities around major
ports (at Mediterranean
Sea, Aegean Sea, and
Black Sea)
-Ankara-capital city
-Istanbul-largest city
-1/2 of population lives
in 3 largest cities
-Jerusalem-capital and
largest city
-Tel Aviv-economic and
industrial center
-Haifa-busy port and
naval base
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
-Gaza Strip
-isolation from
neighboring countries
Israel
*dense populations
around areas with oil
and water (& port cities)
.major ports along
Persian Gulf
-
Saudi
Arabia
Turkey
Population
Density
-lack of natural resources
-small oil reserve
recently found
-mostly nomads
(Bedouins) until 1960’s
-today, about 1% still
nomadic herders
-almost 95% of
population lives in cities
because of booming oil
industry
-A LOT of desert-few
people are able to
live/work in those areas
(1 person/square mile)
-Riyadh-capital city
-Mecca and Medina- 2
holiest cities of Islam
-most populated (along
with Iran) because very
oil rich
-Fertile Cresent very
populated
-Baghdad-capital city
-70% people live/work
on small farms or raise
livestock
-In 2002, 2 million
refugees returned from
Pakistan and Iran
-Kabul-largest city