GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

• Connected to the Atlantic Ocean
• Almost enclosed by land
• It is bordered by 21 countries
• Also connected to the Red Sea

DEAD SEA

• Also known as the Salt Sea
• People can float on the sea due to natural buoyancy
• Similar to the Great Salt Lake in Utah in the US
• Dead Sea area has been a major center of health research

HINDU KUSH

• On of the great watersheds of Central Asia
• Stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan
• The mountain range divides Central and Southern Asia
• The name literally means "Kills the Hindu"

EUPHRATES RIVER

• Longest river in western Asia
• Flows through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
• Many great civilizations developed along its bank
• Over 50 species of fish can be found in this river

JORDAN RIVER

• Has significance of Judaism and Christianity
• Begins near Mount Hermon and ends at the Dead Sea
• In some places it is highly polluted
• Environmentalists are afraid of the river dying

TIGRIS RIVER

• Has been an important transport route
• Has been heavily dammed in Turkey and Iraq to provide enough water
• Approximately 1,800 m long
• The name means "the fast one"