Iran - Unit 1: Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives by

Relative Location

starkidpotter — 2013-09-01 13:30:51 UTC

The country of Iran is in the Middle East, a part of Asia, and is bordered by Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan. Iran is located in the northern and eastern hemisphere.

Absolute Location

starkidpotter — 2013-09-01 13:35:07 UTC

Iran's longitude and latitude is 35° 41' N, 51° 25' E

Human - Environment Interaction

starkidpotter — 2013-09-01 15:27:53 UTC

In Iran they have a law for the tree cutters, that basically requires that for every tree cut down the tree cutters must plant a new tree to make sure that the forests stay with them for a long.

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/020/e/6/forest_1_by_amirabd2130-d5s3j80.jpg

Region

starkidpotter — 2013-09-01 15:38:14 UTC

Iran is in the West Asia region.

Place - Human Attributes

starkidpotter — 2013-09-01 19:00:42 UTC

People in Iran are very diverse among themselves, none of them having adopted an Iranian language. The physical character of the people are fairly similiar, however, and most Iranian people follow Islam.

Place - Physical Attributes

starkidpotter — 2013-09-02 17:48:54 UTC

Only about 11% of the land in Iran is arable. The most important crop to the Iran economy is wheat, with rice as the major crop in the Caspian region. Other exported crops include barley, corn, cotton, sugar beets, tea, hemp, tobacco, fruits, potatoes, beans and lentils, vegetables, fodder plants, almonds, walnuts and spices. Iran is also the producing capital of the world for saffron, berberis, berries, and honey, and is the second largest producer of the date..

Situation

starkidpotter — 2013-09-02 17:58:40 UTC

Iran is made of ridged mountain chains surrounding basins. It also has coastlines and gulfs.

Movement

starkidpotter — 2013-09-02 18:08:11 UTC

In Iran the telephones are owned by the state. Television, radio, and Internet are common ways of receiving and sending information. Driving in Iran is a tad more... imaginative than what you are probably used to, and public transportation is the head way of transportation of people.

A Map of Iran

starkidpotter — 2013-09-02 18:15:27 UTC

Cardinal Directions: North, South, East, West

Intermediate Directions: Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/middle-east/iran/map_of_iran.jpg

Four Major Cities

starkidpotter — 2013-09-02 18:17:34 UTC

Tehran, Mashhad, Esfahan, and Tabriz

Tehran is located South of Mazandaran, Southeast of Qazvin, West of Semnan, and Northeast of Qom.

Mashhad is located in North Khorasan Razavi, which is East of Golestan, Northeast of Semnan, and North of Yazd.

Esfahan is South of Semnan, Northwest of Yazd, and East of Lorestan.

Tabriz is located in East Azarbaijan. It is East of West Azarbaijan, Northwest of Zanjan, and West Ardabil.

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TEBRIZ: to Mashhad - About 940 miles; to Esfanah - About 800 miles; to Tehran - About 380 miles

ESFAHAN: to Mashhad - About 780 miles; to Tehran - About 270 miles

MASHHAD: to Tehran - About 520 miles

TEHRAN: see above

Thematic Map of Iran

starkidpotter — 2013-09-02 18:50:31 UTC

This thematic map of Iran shows, through shading, how Iran utilizes it's land.

http://map.primorye.ru/raster/maps/asia/iran_land_1978.jpg

Isoline Map of Iran

starkidpotter — 2013-09-02 18:53:50 UTC

This isoline map of Iran represents the patterns of precipitation in Iran during the month of October.

http://origin-ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0022169404002148-gr8.jpg

Cartogram Map of Iran

starkidpotter — 2013-09-02 19:00:14 UTC

This cartogram map of Iran shows population density.

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4050/4351876707_8c54e45c66_o.jpg

Current Events in Iran

starkidpotter — 2013-09-02 19:01:33 UTC

Notes

starkidpotter — 2013-09-02 19:04:07 UTC

All information for this wall was found by the creator mostly through Wikipedia articles, maps, and her prior knowledge of the country of Iran. All new information was found and used between the dates of August 31, September 1st, and September 2nd.