Transcript Southwest Asia

Southwest Asia
Introduction
How much smaller is Southwest Asia
than the U.S.?
About 500,000 square miles
How do the populations compare?
Nearly the same
Therefore what can you say about
the population density of SW Asia
and the U.S.?
Nearly the same
What sea is
north of
Turkey?
What gulfs
separate
Saudi Arabia
and Iran?
Middle East
► You
may have heard SW Asia referred to a
the Middle East. This term began in Britain
and shows a Western European bias or
view.
► It is used to distinguish the regions of Asia.
The Far East being China, Japan and
Indochina.
► These regions are only east in that they are
east of Western Europe
After World War II,
the nation of Israel
was created in
1948. The Jewish
people had been
asking for a nation
of their own long
before this time.
Why do you think
they received their
own nation in
1948?
This region has
been in conflict
ever since Israel
was created.
On the map of
1948, who
occupied the land
that is color coded
orange? Red?
What new areas
did Israel occupy in
1967?
Israel today is smaller than in 1967 but larger than
in 1948. What nation is in possession of the Sinai
Peninsula today? Why is this territory important?
How do you
think Israel
has
survived
among
powerful
Arab states?
What is
the largest
country in
SW Asia?
What is the major ethnic group?
What area has holy places for three
major religions?
Why might the location of these places
be a problem?
What is the main economic activity?
Nomadic herding
What does that suggest about the
land and the people on it?
A lot of open areas with little
population