Location Climate Southwest Asia is also called the Middle East Most of the area is desert or semiarid climate Sahara Desert in Africa is the largest desert It is called the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia in the world Sahel is a region south of the Sahara (dry but not entirely desert) Hazards Mountains Desertification is when the desert expands due to Atlas located in northwest Africa – human and natural conditions Taurus located in southern Turkey – A drought is a long period of time without rain Zagros located in Iran – Water Features Mediterranean Sea Bosporus Strait Red Sea Dardanelles Strait Black Sea Nile River located in Egypt – Persian/Arabian Gulf Tigris River located in Iraq – Strait of Hormuz (connects Persian Gulf and Arabian Euphrates River located in Iraq – Sea) Jordan River located in Israel – Suez Canal Bosporus/Dardanelles made waterway connects the Mediterranean These are narrow straits that connect the Black Sea to the Red Sea Sea with the Mediterranean Sea Istanbul is located on the Dardanelles Owned by Egypt Soil Oasis/Wadi
Location Climate Southwest Asia is also called the Middle East It is called the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia Most of the area is desert or semiarid climate Sahara Desert in Africa is the largest desert in the world Sahel is a region south of the Sahara (dry but not entirely desert) Hazards Mountains Desertification is when the desert expands due to human and natural conditions A drought is a long period of time without rain Atlas – located in northwest Africa Taurus – located in southern Turkey Zagros – located in Iran Water Features Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Black Sea Persian/Arabian Gulf Strait of Hormuz (connects Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea) Bosporus Strait Dardanelles Strait Nile River – located in Egypt Tigris River – located in Iraq Euphrates River – located in Iraq Jordan River – located in Israel Suez Canal Bosporus/Dardanelles made waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea Owned by Egypt These are narrow straits that connect the Black Sea with the Mediterranean Sea Istanbul is located on the Dardanelles Soil Oasis/Wadi