Middle East Flashcards
Location of middle east using compass points
The Middle East is a large area located in southwest Asia and northeast Africa
Main countries and capitals
Bahrain - Manama Cyprus - Nicosia Egypt - Cairo Iran - Tehran Iraq - Baghdad Israel - Jerusalem Jordan - Amman Kuwait - Kuwait City Lebanon - Beirut Oman - Muscat Palestine - Ramallah Qatar - Doha Saudi Arabia - Riyadh Syria - Damascus Turkey - Ankara United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi Yemen - Sanaa
Physical features in middle east
The Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea,Indian Ocean and the Black Sea all border the Middle East. There are several mountain ranges found in the Middle East. The Zagros and Elburz Mountains are found to the west and north. And many deserts such as sahara and arabian desert
Name 3 different climate zones and describe them
Mediterranean - cold wind & ocean currents that bring dry air and no precipitation. During the winter the currents shift and it becomes warmer moist air brings rain to these areas.
semi arid - dry but having slightly more rain than an arid region or climate.
arid - being without moisture; extremely dry having less than 10 inches of ran a year
Why is middle east hot
Becuase the tropic of cancer runs through it
Population distribution meaning
The way in which people are spread across a given area
Densely populated meaning
very large populations within a unit of area.
Sparsely populated
Places which are sparsely populated contain few people
Population density meaning
average number of individuals in a population per unit of area or volume
Population distribution in middle east
Middle east is a large area which has many different population differences. With the most being iran and countries in North west of middle east this is because of the climate which makes it easier for people to live in
Explain factors why some are more and less populated
Some countries in the middle east are more populated because of the climate People tend to move to countries with a warmer climate
Why is oil so important
Without oil our machines, many of our factories, our way of life would come to a halt and Because the Middle East has the world’s largest deposits of oil in an easily extracted form, Middle Eastern oil continues to be necessary to the United States which allows easy trade.
