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Mapping Arabia

Monday, December 03, 2012 10:44 AM

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Mapping North Africa and Middle East DUE: Oct 22, 2010 1. Copy and paste the map and directions into One Note. 2. Identify the countries (numbers). 3. Identify the bodies of water (letters). 4. identify the two important cities for Islam (.a, .b) 5. What is the vast desert in Northwest Africa? 6. What is the definition of a peninsula? 7. What is the large peninsula where the city of Mecca can be found? 8. What is the desert the can be found in Iran? 9. What is the mountain range that can be found in Iran? 10. 2.1 What is an oasis? 11. 2.1 Explain how Arabia's "crossroads" location affected its culture and society. 12. 2.1 Where were nomads and townspeople likely to interact? Explain. 13. 2.1 Explain why towns often develop near oases. 14. 2.1 What are some possible reasons nomads chose to live in the desert? Explain your reasoning.

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Algeria Algeria Tunisia Libya Egypt Israel Lebanon Syria Jordan Iraq Jidda Saudi Arabia Qatar United Arab Emirates Oman Yemen Iran Afghanistan Turkey Mediterranean sea Red sea Persian sea Gulf of Oman Gulf of Aden Arabian sea Black sea Caspian sea

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Jidda and Mecca

5. Libyan desert 6. an area of


land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.

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Rub' Al-Khali

8. The Great salt


desert

9. Zagros mts.

12. Nomads and towns


people were likely to interact at trade centers.

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a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.

11. Crossroads location affected


Arabia because many people crossed Arabia to trade

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