Agenda Message for Monday August 28, 2017: Location & Maps Vocabulary Make-up Quiz is Wednesday available for anyone who failed the first attempt. Standard: Locate selected features in SWA Essential Question for Monday, August 28, 2017: List the six countries and seven major bodies of water that we are responsible for in 7th grade Social Studies. Warm-Up: What life sustaining natural resource exists in short supply throughout SWA? TODAY WE WILL Locate the countries of Southwest Asia Locate seven major bodies of water in SWA.

ANSWERS E.Q. Answer for Monday August 28, 2017: Countries Afghanistan Iran Iraq Saudi Arabia Israel Turkey Bodies of Water Red Sea Persian Gulf Arabian Sea Suez Canal Strait of Hormuz Tigris River Euphrates River Jordan River Warm-Up Answer: Fresh water

Agenda Message for Tuesday, August 29, 2017: Vocabulary Quiz make-up is tomorrow. Social Studies Progress Reports go home Thursday. Return signed By Parents & receive a homework grade of “100”! Standard: Location affects a society’s economy, culture, and development. Essential Question for Tuesday August 29, 2017: What is the United States #1 economic interest in SWA? Warm-Up: What is the Fertile Crescent? TODAY WE WILL: Labeling & coloring Political Maps of SWA Prep for Vocabulary Quiz Make-up on Wednesday

ANSWERS E.Q. Answer for Tuesday August 29, 2017: The U.S. governments #1 interest in SWA is oil (petroleum). Warm-Up Answer: The Tigris & Euphrates River valleys are known as the Fertile Crescent.

Agenda Message for Wednesday August 30, 2017: Vocabulary Quiz make-up is TODAY!. Social Studies Progress Reports go home tomorrow. Return signed By Parents & receive a homework grade of “100”! Standard: Location affects a society’s economy, culture, and development. Essential Question for Wednesday August 30th: Where do most people tend to live? Warm-Up: What is the United States #1 economic interest in SWA? TODAY WE WILL 1. Vocabulary Make-Up Quiz 2. Complete Political Maps of SWA

ANSWERS E.Q. Answer for Wednesday August 30, 2017: Most people tend to live where the temperatures are moderate and there is a good supply of fresh water.. Warm-Up Answer: Maintaining the free flow of oil to the world’s economies.

Locate the following countries on the map: The Middle East Locate the following countries on the map: Afghanistan Iran Iraq Israel Saudi Arabia Turkey 6 3 1 4 2 5

Locate the following areas of land on the map Locate the following areas of land on the map. These are not countries, but areas of land crucial to the people. (HINT: Look in Israel) Gaza Strip West Bank Golan Heights The Middle East 3 1 2

Locate the following bodies of water on the map: The Middle East Locate the following bodies of water on the map: Arabian Sea Red Sea Persian Gulf Suez Canal Strait of Hormuz Tigris River Euphrates River Jordan River

The Middle East Euphrates River Suez Canal Jordan River Persian Gulf Tigris River Suez Canal Euphrates River Jordan River Persian Gulf Straight of Hormuz Red Sea Arabian Sea

Name__________________________Date_____________Pd________ Southwest Asia Label the following countries: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey Label the following: Tigris River, Euphrates River, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, & Red Sea