Geography of the River Valley Civilizations

Geography of the River Valley Civilizations Mesopotamia -The Tigris & Euphrates River System Mesopotamia: Land Between the Two Rivers Marsh Arabs, So. Iraq Egypt: The Gift of the Nile Nile Delta Annual Nile Flooding 95% of the Egyptian people live on 5% of the

land! The Mighty Nile River: Longest River in the World The Jordan River System: Israel & Jordan--A Fight Over Water Rights? Bodies of Water i sp Ca

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an Desert Tibetan Plateau Monsoon Precipitation Patterns of South Asia The Indus River System 1,975 miles long Bodies of Water of South Asia In s u d R

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Indian Ocean What do all of these places have in Common? Rivers Fresh Water Valleys Natural Geographic Barriers Temperate Climates Arable Land good soil for farming Trade Routes by water and land