Read the Paragraph and Answer the Questions that follow on your Half-Sheet. Then fill out the back chart with information you already may know!
SWBAT Use a map to identify places of geopolitical significance within South West Asia.
As we go through the important landforms, be sure to map them onto your notes! Why? Many of the countries in the Middle East have a strained political relationship with the United States.
Connects Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman: Major Trade route for Oil Tankers.
As we discuss the key players of the Middle East and South Asia, write down their capitals and a key fact about that country!
Capital: Cairo Fact: Ancient Egyptian civilization was one of the earliest human civilizations in the world!
Capital: Riyadh Fact: world’s largest producer of oil. G0bvpwgc
Capital: Sana’a Fact: Training ground for terrorism. Widespread political turmoil.
Capital: Jerusalem Fact: the country was created in 1947 as a Jewish homeland (formerly known as Palestine)
Capital: Claims Jerusalem Fact: Recently denied statehood. Palestinian effort to establish a homeland drives conflict in the region. world-middle-east
Capital: Amman Fact: plays a key role in the Israeli- Palestinian conflict
Capital: Damascus Fact: Civil war has led to major conflict with extremist group ISIL: pDThU
Capital: Beirut Fact: involved in a war against Israel
Capital: Ankara Fact: Formerly called the Ottoman Empire
Capital: Abu Dhabi Fact : Increased Oil Prices have caused rapid development in the UAE. Dubai 1990 Dubai 2015
Capital: Tehran Fact: formerly known as Persia. Has Theocratic Government
Capital: Baghdad Fact: Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Run through Iraq.
Capital: Islamabad Fact: Muslim Country that separated from India. Close ties to extremists and terrorist operations
Label all countries and their capitals onto your map! You may use numbers or colors to represent your countries, but DON’T FORGET to create a legend! What you do not finish in class will be homework!