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474 PREVIEW: TODAY’S ISSUES IN SOUTHWEST ASIA UNIT ATLAS Chapter 21 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Harsh and Arid Lands Chapter 22 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Religion, Politics, and Oil Chapter 23 TODAY’S ISSUES Southwest Asia RELIGIOUS CONFLICT OVER LAND HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION Flares of burning natural gas are common sights at oil wells in the Al-Ghawar oil field in Saudi Arabia. PLACE Two holy places in Jerusalem, Israel, can be seen in this photograph: a shrine known as the Dome of the Rock, which is sacred to Muslims, and the Western Wall, a spot sacred to Jews.
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PREVIEW: TODAY’SISSUES IN SOUTHWEST ASIA
UNIT ATLAS
Chapter 21PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHYHarsh and AridLands
Chapter 22HUMAN GEOGRAPHYReligion, Politics,and Oil
Chapter 23TODAY’S ISSUESSouthwest Asia
RELIGIOUS CONFLICT
OVER LAND
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONFlares of burning natural gas are common
sights at oil wells in the Al-Ghawar oil field
in Saudi Arabia.
PLACE Two holy places in Jerusalem, Israel, can be
seen in this photograph: a shrine known as the Dome of
the Rock, which is sacred to Muslims, and the Western
Wall, a spot sacred to Jews.
Southwest Asia 475
REGION More than half of the world’s oil
reserves are found in this region.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONSome experts believe that the freshwater supplies
of the Arabian peninsula will be exhausted in the
next 25 to 30 years.
LOCATION Southwest Asia connects three
continents: Europe, Asia, and Africa.
SW
AS
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MOVEMENT Crossing the desert areas of Southwest Asia
by land would be almost impossible without oases to provide
water and a resting place. This oasis was on the caravan
route from Yemen to Palestine.
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