![A map showing the Straits, with the Bosporus in red and the Dardanelles in yellow A map showing the Straits, with the Bosporus in red and the Dardanelles in yellow](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-11-map1385_0.png?itok=hOiH4yZr)
A map showing the Straits, with the Bosporus in red and the Dardanelles in yellow
Source: Wikipedia/Thomas Steiner
![A map showing the location of the Maldives (encircled in blue) and Sri Lanka (in red) A map showing the location of the Maldives (encircled in blue) and Sri Lanka (in red)](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1367_0.png?itok=QhoM_DIn)
A map showing the location of the Maldives (encircled in blue) and Sri Lanka (in red)
Source: Wikimedia Commons/Aymatth2
![A map showing countries affected by the Arab Spring A map showing countries affected by the Arab Spring](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-10-img1368_0.png?itok=dKBLQR4e)
A map showing countries affected by the Arab Spring
Source: Wikipedia
Comments: Revolutions (Tunisia, Egypt) are shown in black, civil war (Libya) in brown, sustained civil disorder and governmental changes (Syria, Yemen) in dark blue, protests and governmental changes (Jordan, Oman, Lebanon) in light blue, major protests (Morocco, Algeria, Iraq) in orange, and smaller protests (Western Sahara, Mauritania, Sudan, Saudi Arabia) in tan