I have 4 maps that need to be printed out and labeled and then sent to me as a picture. I have provided you the place names for the map.
PLACENAMES FOR MAP QUIZ #3
(Middle East and Asia )
Middle East (A termed coined by the British in WWII referring to “Southwest Asia”):
Turkey
Istanbul
Kurdistan
Kuwait
Jordan
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Mecca
Yemen
Syria
Qatar
Bahrain
United Arab Emirates
Oman
Beruit
Damascus
Jerusalem
Israel
Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
West Bank
Gulf of Suez
Sinai Peninsula
Gulf of Aqaba
Jordan River
Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
Tigris/Euphrates River
Baghdad
NATO’s only Muslim nation; strategic bases into M East/Russia; nonArab
Constantinople was head of E Roman Empire; defeated 1400s by Muslims
Includes (w/ >7mil ethnically-distinct Kurds) parts of Turkey,Irq,Syria,Irn
A Middle-Eastern but non-Arab Muslim country; Persians speak Farsi
1st cities (Ur,Babylon,etc.), innovations in ag,law,religion,math (3000 BC)
Home to Mecca, Islam’s most-holy site, and site of annual Hajj pilgrimage
Muslims must pray five times daily bowing in the direction of this city
Ancestral homeland of terrorist Osama bin Laden; ports face to Somalia
HQ for US Navy’s 5th Fleet
Strategic US air bases
Strategic US air bases
Christian/Muslim/Druze multiculturalism and thus deadly warfare
Conversion of Paul, Christianity’s most-influential writer, on “Road to D”
Holy city to 3 religions: (chronologically) Judaism, Christianity, Islam
“a” before “e,” as “el” means “God” (e.g., Daniel = “judge of God”)
Egyptian territory, occupied by Israel (semi-autonomous now w/ W Bank)
Syrian territory overlooking Galilee; occupied by Israel since ’67 War
Jordanian territory occupied by Israel (semi-autonomous now w/ Gaza)
“Suez Canal” (into Mediterranean) makes this an exceedingly strategic site
Was also on Quiz #2 (as Egypt is a part of the African Plate)
Northern extention of E Africa Rift Zone, thus downdropping (assoc w/…
…tectonic spreading) has produced Earth’s lowest dry spot: the Dead Sea
Water temps >90oF in summer, a problem for water-cooled nuke-carriers
Babylonian (Sumerian) cradle of Civilization; “Mesopotamia” to Greeks
Near ruins of ancient Babylon
Use (as on Q2) the “EURASIA” Map for “FORMER-SOVIET REP.S” in Middle East:
Caucasus Mountians
Georgia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Evolutionary home of vitus vinifera, the wine grape
Annexed by Czarist Russia in 1801; independent w/ ’91 collapse of USSR
First country ever to officially adopt Christianity as a state religion
Conquered by Turks 1000 years ago, hence Muslim population; oil-rich
East Asia and Southeast Asia:
Philippines
Manila
Indonesia
Borneo
Sumatra
Java
New Guinea
Korean Peninsula
Japan
Hokkaido
Honshu
Kyushu
Kurils
China
Vietnam
Thailand
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Myanmar
Laos
Cambodia
Mongolia
India
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Beijing
Bombay
Calcutta
New Delhi
Tokyo
Ho Chi Minh City
Vladivostok
Himalaya Mountains
Hindu Kush Mtns
Tien Shan Mountains
Tibetan Plateau
Named for Spain’s King Philip; McArthur’s famous WWII “I shall return”
Capital city of Philippines, which are a tectonically-produced “Island Arc”
Most-populous Islamic country; Java is very populated; oil importer to US
This island divided between Indonesia, Malaysia, and oil-rich Brunei
These islands are part of an “Island Arc,” being produced tectonically…
…by plate subduction (vs. linear “hot spot” island-groups like Hawaii)
Island divided btwn Indonesia,Papua NG; worshipped airplanes in WWII
Japanese rape thru WWII never really officially acknowledged by Japan
Smaller area than CA , but 4X CA’s pop; 2nd largest economy on Earth
The northern major Japanese Island; part of “Island Arc” subduction zone
Largest of the Japanese Islands; “Island Arcs” are active volcanoes
The southern major Japanese Island, which have 4X more people than CA
Another classic “Island Arc” tectonically produced by active subduction
Almost 1 out of every 5 humans on Earth is here
US Cold War flare-up (1964-74) involving “Communist domino theory”
Formerly Siam; only country in this area never under European control
Divided btwn Burma,Thailand,Singapore; major tin and rubber production
Country boundary is basically the city boundary
Put the people of San Diego Co into Balboa Park: that’s HK’s pop density!
Formerly Formosa
Formerly Burma
Kampuchea
A population size approaching China’s; faster growth-rate than China
Formerly Ceylon
Mt Everest located on boundary between Nepal and Chinese-ruled Tibet
Formerly East Pakistan
1947 split of Islamic Pakistan from Hindu India is now a nuclear arms race
In 1980’s war w/ USSR, Republicans armed Jihadists inc. Osama bin Ldn
Peking
Mumbai
Last massive earthquake was in 1923, w/ over 100,000 killed
Formerly Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam
Major Soviet Naval base facing US on Pacific; near Japan, China, Korea
Indian/Eurasian Plate “smash zone;” 29,108 ft Everest = world’s highest
Hwang Ho River
Mekong River
Brahmaputra River
Ganges River
Indus River
Thar Desert
Gobi Desert
(Or “Yellow” River) The significance of these river systems in sustain-…
…ing the people of Asia cannot be overemphazied: their flood plains…
…and deltas produce the rice that feeds the massive Asian population
The Ganges is the holiest river in Hinduism
Like Nile and Tigris-Euphrates, one of man’s earliest desert-civilizations
Or “Great Indian Desert,” which extends into Pakistan’s Indus R Valley
In Mongolia and northern China; outstanding new dinosaur fossil site
Use (as on Quiz 2) the “EURASIA” Map for the “FORMER-SOVIET REP.S” in Asia:
Kazakhistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
Siberia
Caspian Sea
Aral Sea
Lake Baykal
Site of the former-USSR’s equivalent to NASA’s “Cape Canaveral”
The often-used suffix “stan” is an old Persian word meaning “home of”
Or “Kirgizia”
Vast region of Asia w/in Russia (Westerners extend it from Urals to Pac)
World’s largest lake; internally drained, thus salty (i.e., like CA’s Mono L)
Also internally drained (no stream output, only evaporation), thus salty
“Baikal;” Earth’s deepest lake & greatest volume of water; new Rift Zone