Geographical Features
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CASPIAN SEA
- Worlds largest lake
- Salt water lake
- Landlocked body of water
- Area is rich in energy wealth
Photo by Euclid vanderKroew
DEAD SEA
- Worlds saltiest body of water
- Lowest place above sea level
- People can float in the Dead Sea
- Dead Sea is almost 9 times saltier than an ocean
HINDU KUSH
- Heavy snowfall and glaciated
- Permanent snow cover
- Mt . Tirich Mir-- 25,230 ft.
- Divides South Asia and Central Asia
Photo by Meandering Mammal
EUPHRATES RIVER
- Longest river in Western Asia
- Most water from melting snow
- Over 50 kinds of fish live in the Euphrates
- Has Euphrates dam that is over 200 ft high and creates a reservoir
PERSIAN GULF
- Very slow currents and limited tidal range
- Important area for oil transportation
- 90,000 square miles
- Shallow and has many islands
RUB AL-KHALI
- Largest sand desert in the world
- Sand dunes up to 250 ft tall
- Average high temperature 117'F
- Most oil-rich site in the world
