Land use and lack of water in the midde east

As we continued out trip through the middle east we decided to end our trip by talking about the land use and lack of water in the middle east.
During certain seasons different places use certain rivers such as Syria using the Yamurk river. They use this river to plant crops and mainly to drink from during the warm seasons. Another example is Lake Galilee that is a huge source of fresh water for the Israelis' but is drying up so fast that the Israelis' are thinking about cutting down all of their surrounding fruit trees so that the water is not feeding the trees.
The middle eastern people use the land for fishing but the water is growing so scarce that the water is now considered very holy such as the Galilee which is considered the most holy river in the middle eastern Odyssey.

Oil In The Middle East!

Our next trip was to a few locations where the people of Middle Eastern Asia produce an item that we, as humans use every day. We use it in cars, stores, gas stations, clothing, and even food! This magnificent product is called petrolem. Our tour guide told us that we have been using oil from Asia for a little over 5,000 years.

The main spots we get petroleum from are Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, and Kuwait. But, Saudi Arabia produces the very most petroleum out of any of these countries. Saudi Arabia exports 10.72% of all petroleum produced in the world. We also found out that The United States Of America, comes in third place in oil production at 8.37% of all petroleum produced in the world. And that's a lot of petroluem!

The Persian Gulf!!!

After we visited the Rub Al-Khali, the Tigris&Euphrates Rivers, and some of the deserts in the middle east, we were ready to go on a boatride through The Persian Gulf. The Tigris&Euphrates rivers, which we had visited earlier in the trip, are tributaries for this massive body of water.

Our leaders told us many things about the gulf. We found out that the Persian Gulf holds one of Middle Eastern Asia's largest oil fields, The Safanlya. This one oil field holds 65% of all of the world's crude oil in itself! We also learned that the gulf borders 8 different countries. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, The United Arab Emirates, and Oman. With a total area of 240,000 km, and a maximum depth of 90 km, we had a great time exploring this great body of water.

The Syrian&Arabian Desert!

On our next trip, we visited some of the deserts in Middle Eastern Asia, and believe us, there are many to visit!

Our first visit was to the Syrian Desert, which is located in Northern Syria. It is a very arid, rocky wasteland. Our tour guide told us that this desert was formed by lava flows thousands of years ago. It consists of a rock&gravel steppe that is completely, and utterly barren. But, even though this barren desert is full of rough terrain, it is also very valuable. We found out that it is crossed by thousands of oil pipelines.

We then traveled to the Arabian Desert. It is an endless blur of swirling sand and terra cotta. This desert has very strong winds, which almost caused us to get wisked away in a sand storm! But, unbelievably there is still much life in the desert. The only desert in Middle Eastern Asia that is truly deserted is The Rub Al-Khali.

On our trip, we learned many things about the deserts of the Middle East.

The Tigris&Euphrates Rivers

Our next trip was a boat ride through the Tigris&Euphrates Rivers. On the day of this trip, we traveled to southeastern Turkey.

When we arrived at the boat dock, we saw on a map that many of it's tributaries are the Zab Rivers downstream from Mosul. We traveled downstream for many miles, as our boatleader told us stories about ancient Eastern Asia. Then, we finally came to a passage in Southern Iraq, where we found that the Tigris&Euphrates rivers came together. There, they form The Shat Al Arab, which later after having traveled 1740 miles, empties into the Persian Gulf.

On our way back to the camp, we visited the Euphrates Dam, which was created in 1973! We learned that it is an essential to the people of Middle Eastern Asia, as it is one of the main sources of water in a dry region.

The Rub al-Khali Desert!(:

Our first stop on our trip through the Middle East was the Rub al-Khali Desert. We explored many things such as geography, animal life, and plant life. Here are some of the things we learned on our trip.

While exploring the Rub al-Khali, We discovered many interesting things. We found out that The Rub al-Khali is the world's largest all sand desert. It is located on the southern half of the Arabian Peninsula, where it covers 25,000 miles of land. The huge desert covers up one third of Saudi Arabia, and extends into both Yemen&Oman.

As we were exploring the Rub al-Khali, the temperature was so hot it was almost impossible to battle the terrain. We noticed how hard it must have been for the people who inhibited this area thousands of years ago. Our caravan leader told us that the first people to inhibit the area were the Nomadic Bedouins. They set up many travel routes on the outskirts of the Rub al-Khali.

We learned many things on our trip through the desert, like what it would take to live there, and even what the first inibitors of the land were like. Hope we learn even more on our next trip!

All About Us(:

Hello! This is Kaitlyn, Lexi, And Zoe. We are on a trip in the Middle Eastern Oddysey, to see all of the wonders of Middle Eastern Asia. On our trip we will travel through The Rub al-Khali Desert along with many others such The Zard Kuh Desert and The Kara Kum Desert. We will also travel through the Tigris&Euphrates Rivers, along with The Persian Gulf. We will discover many things about oil use, land use, and lack of water in the Middle East. So, stay posted to keep track of our adventure through The Middle East!
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