Geography Year 8 2024-2025: Middle East: Introduction

Where did the name Middle East orgin from?

The British named it the Middle East, the reason being is that they wanted a name to describe the east of Asia

What did Afred Mahan do?

He described the Middle East as the area around the Persian Gulf.

Capital of Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

Capital of Egypt

Cairo

Cpital of Yeman

Sanaa

Capital of Oman

Muscat

Capital of Kuwait

Kuwait City

Capital of UAE

Abu Dhabi

Capital of Turkey

Ankara

Where is Riyadh located?

It is located on the east side of Saudi Arabia, it's on the 45 degree line of longitude and the 25 degree line of latitude. It's surrounded by the Indian oceon, and on it's west side, there is the red sea, on it's east there is the Persian Gulf, on the north side is the Medditeranean sea.

Religion in the Middle East

So, 85% of the Middle Easr follow Islam, 5% Christanity, 2% Judism, and 8% other, like Zorustrian.

Climate in the Middle East

The climate is arid in the day, and at night some desserts can get to below 0 degrees! the reason being is that at the countries on or near the equater get the most heat, when the moisture rises up with the air into the atmosphere, it tranforms into clouds, it then rains and moves north and south. And when it gets to around 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south, the clouds have run out of water, so the dessert gets no rain, and hardly any clouds to cover it from the heat, or keep the heat in at night. Did you know the coldest reported tempreture in Saudi Arabia is -12 degrees!

Language in the Middle East

The main language which is usaully spoken is Arabic, Hebrew, Kurdish and even Persian. However, Persian is mostly spoken in Iran, and Israeal usaually speaks Hebrew.

Recources in the Middle East

The Middle East has numerous recources, one of these is oil. The Middle East produce over 28 million barrels a day! Saudi Arabia is the world's largest producer of oil, the Middle East own almost 50% of the world's oil. The Middle East also has gas, and they own around 1/3 of the world's natrual gas. However there is a scarcity of water in the Middle East, and this leads to tension, and sometimes conflicts.