Mapping North Africa and Middle East

Monday, October 22, 2012

Mapping North Africa and Middle East DUE: December 5, 2012 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.
Black Sea

Black Sea Morocco Tunisia Turkey Syria

Iraq

Mediterranean Sea

Caspian Sea Iran

Asia

Algeria Libya Egypt

Jordan Saudi Arabia Persian Gulf Oman Arabian sea Yemen Gulf of Aden Indian ocean Medina Red Sea Mecca

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The vast desert in Northwest Africa is a big land space of desert. The definition of Peninsula is a three sided piece that is connected to land The largest peninsula in city of Mecca can be found on the Arabia peninsula. The desert that can be found in Iran is the Great Desert thats in the center of Iran Plateau. The mountain range that can be found in Iran is the Alborz mountain.
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9. The mountain range that can be found in Iran is the Alborz mountain. 10. An oasis is a wet and fertile areas in the desert. 11. The Arabians crossroads affected Arabia's culture and society by the crossroad because that was the trading route and when people trade things it affect the Arabia's culture and society. 12. The nomads and townspeople were most likely to interact when they trade because they always trade stuff from there animal to the townspeople. 13. The town often develops near oases because of they fresh water they had.

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