Economic Standards
Southwest Asia Physical Features
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SS7G5 The student will locate selected features in Southwestern Asia (Middle East)
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Euphrates River, Jordan River,
Tigris River, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and
Gaza Strip.
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the nations of Afghanistan, Iran,
Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Euphrates River, Jordan River,
Tigris River, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and
Gaza Strip.
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the nations of Afghanistan, Iran,
Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
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The Tigris, Euphrates and Jordan rivers are the only rivers in the Middle East that supply fresh water to countries such as Jordan, Israel, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, and Kuwait.