Map Assignment: North Africa & Middle
East
Physical Landscape
Mountains: Asir Mountains, Yemen
Mountains, Zagros Mountains, Elburz
Mountains, Atlas
Rivers: Euphrates, Tigris,
Nile, Jordan
Major Physical Features: Cyprus,
An Nafud Desert,
Syrian Desert, Anatolian Plateau, Straits of
Hormuz
Major Bodies of Water: Suez Canal, Mediterranean
Sea, Strait of Gibraltar, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Gulf of
Oman,
Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea
Human Landscape
Identify all countries and their capitals
In addition, map the following major cities: Tabriz,
Mashhad, Shiraz,
Casablanca, Istanbul,
Port Said, Aswan,
Jiddah, Banghazi, Mecca
(Makkah)
Areas of conflict: In two separate colors, shade
the Gaza Strip and West Bank