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C.J. CoxInstructor
Northern Africa & Southwest Asia
Ten Geographic Qualities
Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
Regions & States Conflicts
Ten Geographic Qualities
1. World’s great ancient culture hearth
2. Source region or hearth for several religions
Ten Geographic Qualities
3. Islam Predominates
4. Arab World– (semitic)
5. Population is clustered around water
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 9. Center of
superpower chess game
10. Petroleum - a key economic resource
Relative Location of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia
Centrally located between Europe, Asia & Africa
Between the Atlantic/Indian and Mediterranean
Northern Africa & Southwest Asia
Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Historical Geography Regions & States
Physical Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest
Asia Plate Tectonics Plateaus Deserts Mountains Rivers Lakes Climates
Physical Geography Plate Tectonics
– Clashing Plates Arabian Plate into
Eurasian Plate
– Separating Plates Arabian Plate
pulling apart from African Plate
Red Sea
Physical Geography
Plateaus - Anatolian Highland
Penninsulas - Saudi Arabian, Suez
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 Mountains
– Atlas Mountains– Thorus Mts (Turkey)– Elburz & Zagros Mts.
(Iran)– Golan Heights (Israel)
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
Lakes – Dead Sea– Sea of Galilee
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
Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Regions & States
Cultural Geography of Northern Africa & Southwest
Asia– Population– Languages– Religion– Agriculture– Economics/– Urban
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 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 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 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 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 Religion
– Islamic Divisions Sunni Islam Shite Islam (Iran)
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 Economy– oil dominated industry
Northern Africa Southwest Asia
Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Historical Geography Regions & States Conflicts
Historical Geography
Pre European Prelude Colonial Transformation First World Dependence on oil
Northern Africa & Southwest Asia
Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Historical Geography Regions & States Conflicts
Regions of Northern Africa & Southwest Asia
Egypt & the Nile River Basin Maghreb Arabian Peninsula Middle East The North
Egypt & the Nile Basin
Egypt & Sudan
The MaghrebMorocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Western Sahara
Countries within Regions
Arabian Penninsula– Saudia Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar,
UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain
The Middle East– Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq,
Gaza,
Northern Africa & Southwest Asia
Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Historical Geography Regions & States Conflicts
Israel and the Palestinian Issue
Northern Africa & Southwest Asia
Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Historical Geography Regions & States Conflicts
C.J. CoxInstructor