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Dear everbody I'm Dr. Feridoun Babaie from Iran who assistant proffessor in the geography department of Ardabil university. I want the powerpoint forma of geographical matters if it is possible. But I can not download them.

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C.J. Cox Instructor

Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Regions & States Conflicts

Ten Geographic Qualities: 

Ten Geographic Qualities 1. World’s great ancient culture hearth 2. Source region or hearth for several religions

Ten Geographic Qualities: 

Ten Geographic Qualities 3. Islam Predominates 4. Arab World (semitic) 5. Population is clustered around water

Ten Geographic Qualities : 

Ten Geographic Qualities 6. Desert Environment predominates 7. Central Pivotal Area between 3 continents 8. Volatile area with conflicts - disputes & boundary frictions

Ten Geographic Qualities: 

Ten Geographic Qualities 9. Center of superpower chess game 10. Petroleum - a key economic resource

Relative Location of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Relative Location of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Centrally located between Europe, Asia & Africa Between the Atlantic/Indian and Mediterranean

Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Historical Geography Regions & States

Physical Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Physical Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Plate Tectonics Plateaus Deserts Mountains Rivers Lakes Climates

Physical Geography: 

Physical Geography Plate Tectonics Clashing Plates Arabian Plate into Eurasian Plate Separating Plates Arabian Plate pulling apart from African Plate Red Sea

Physical Geography: 

Physical Geography Plateaus - Anatolian Highland Penninsulas - Saudi Arabian, Suez

Physical Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Physical Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Deserts The Sahara Desert - The Saudi Arabian Desert The Libyan Desert Negev Desert

Physical Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Physical Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Mountains Atlas Mountains Thorus Mts (Turkey) Elburz & Zagros Mts. (Iran) Golan Heights (Israel)

Physical Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Physical Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Rivers & Sea The Nile River The Tigris & Euphrates Rivers The Jordan River The Red Sea Gulfs - Persian Gulf, Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aqaba

Physical Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Physical Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Lakes Dead Sea Sea of Galilee

Physical Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Physical Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Climates Desert Climates with less than 10” of rain under high pressure latitude belt and NE trade winds med. zones on Northern Africa coast & eastern coasts of Mediterrean

Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Regions & States

Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Population Languages Religion Agriculture Economics/ Urban

Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Population 300 million concentrations along the Nile, Euphrates & Tigris & Coasts low overall population due to desert climate very high growth rates in Gaza

Northern Africa: 

Northern Africa Population Characteristics Birth rates 29/1000 Death rates 8/1000 Natural Increase 2.2/1000 Infant Mortality 59/1000 Doubling Time 32 yrs Pop <15 39% Pop > 65 4 %

Southwest Asia: 

Southwest Asia Population Characteristics Birth rates 28/1000 Death rates 7/1000 Natural Increase 2.2/1000 Infant Mortality 54/1000 Doubling Time 32 yrs Pop <15 37 % Pop > 65 5 %

Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Languages Unified by Arabic Language - An Afro-Asiatic Language Hebrew spoken in Israel Tribal languages spoken in remote areas of North Africa

Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Religion Islam - one of the world’s great religions Religious landscapes of mosques, minarets, distinctive non-revealing clothing Moslem - a follower of Islam

Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Religion Islamic Divisions Sunni Islam Shite Islam (Iran)

Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Agriculture commercial farming in Israel Meditterean climate yielding citrus, avacados & ranching Nomadic Herding dominates the region Bedouins Desertification

Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Economy oil dominated industry

Northern Africa Southwest Asia: 

Northern Africa Southwest Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Historical Geography Regions & States Conflicts

Historical Geography: 

Historical Geography Pre European Prelude Colonial Transformation First World Dependence on oil

Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Historical Geography Regions & States Conflicts

Regions of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Regions of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Egypt & the Nile River Basin Maghreb Arabian Peninsula Middle East The North

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Egypt & the Nile Basin Egypt & Sudan

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The Maghreb Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Western Sahara

Countries within Regions: 

Countries within Regions Arabian Penninsula Saudia Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain The Middle East Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Gaza,

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The North

Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Historical Geography Regions & States Conflicts

Slide55: 

Israel and the Palestinian Issue

Northern Africa & Southwest Asia: 

Northern Africa & Southwest Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Historical Geography Regions & States Conflicts

Slide65: 

C.J. Cox Instructor