Unit 1: Being a social scientist Social science: relating to human society

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Objective Develop skills needed to do well in social studies. You will work with maps, graphs, study regions, and conduct research of your own.

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Objectives Describe population patterns in the Middle East. Describe different types of settlement and give reasons for their locations. Name the capital cities of all countries in the Middle East.

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Population distribution: Population: the number of people living in a place. Population distribution: how people are spread out in a region.

Population Distribution Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Population distribution: Population Distribution Places are sparsely populated: have few or no people living there Places are densely populated: have many people living there.

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Population distribution page 18: Read and answer the questions The land along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea is densely populated. Palestine, Jordon, and Syria. KSA is sparsely populated. Factors that attract people to live in a place: Temperature weather, a good water supply, jobs, and good social services.

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Population density page 19: Population density is the number of people per unit area of land. = 5 people, Each block represents an area of 1 Km2 B A

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Population density page 19: Which block has higher population density? B A 4x5= 20 people per Km2 10x5= 50 people per Km2

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Population density= Total number of people Total area of country

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Questions on page 19 1)

Has higher population density Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Questions on page 19 1) Population density Kuwait Oman 135.9 people/Km2 14.6 people/Km2 Has higher population density Has a much larger area

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Activity 1 page 14.

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Settlements in the Middle East The first people settled wherever they could find water. Therefore, many people settled between Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia. First town and cities in Mesopotamia were Nineveh, Ashur, Babylon, and Uruk.

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Settlements in the Middle East Read page 20. Reasons to develop modern towns and cities Fertile oases. Religious centers Trading port. Trade route. Oil discovery

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Capital Cities Capital city: the town or city that is the center of government. Urban areas: cities or towns (most people live in urban areas) Rural areas: farming areas and the countryside. Countryside: a particular section of a country especially in rural areas.

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Country Capital City KSA Riyadh Kuwait Kuwait City Oman Muscat Bahrain Al Manamah UAE Abu Dhabi Iraq Baghdad Egypt Cairo

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Country Capital City Lebanon Beirut Syria Damascus Jordan Amman Eritrea Asmara Yemen Sana’a Sudan Khartoum Qatar Doha Palestine Al-Quds

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Capital Cities Questions page 21 3. More jobs, more housing, Schools, easier to travel from one city to another, and wider access to leisure activities. Countryside: a particular section of a country especially in rural areas.

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Activity 2 page 15 1) Population: the number of people living in a place. Settlement: a place where people establish a community Population distribution: how people are spread out in a region. Population density: the number of people per unit area of land Urban areas: cities or towns (most people live in urban areas) Rural areas: farming areas and the countryside.

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Activity 2 page 15 2) Al-Jabr: = 132.9 people/Km2 Al-Bhasa: = 130 people/Km2 Baaz: = 60.5 people/Km2 200 26575 200 26000 200 12100

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Activity 3 page 16 Port cities Oases Oil towns Trading towns Religious Centers Capital cities Jeddah Abha Abqaiq Dedan Makkah Riyadh Bisha Alkhobar Najran Madinah Al-Hasa Ras Tanuura

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Activity 4 page 17 Capital cities Country Cairo Egypt Beirut Lebanon Tehran Iran Damascus Syria Baghdad Iraq Ankara Turkey Riyadh KSA Amman Jordon Sana’a Yemen Muscat Oman

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Activity 4 page 17 Capital cities Country Abo Dhabi UAE Doha Qatar Kuwait city Kuwait Al-Manamah Bahrain

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Activity 5 page 19 Number of Pie Graph Country 1 KSA 2 Turkey 3 Yemen 4 Oman 5 Kuwait 6 Iran

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Activity 5 page 19 2) Baghdad Kuwait city Doha Sana’a Al- Manamah

Unit 1: Being a social scientist Lesson 4: People and Places Activity 5 page 19 3) Riyadh Sana’a Abo Dhabi Tehran Beirut Muscat