Middle East Lesson #1 - Geography

Equator

Far East The West Middle East

Kuwait Bahrain SAUDI ARABIA Qatar UAE

RIYADH MECCA

Home to… Some of the poorest people in the world…

And home to… Some of the wealthiest people in the world…

Kempinski Hotel, Dubai

The Presidential Suite $5,222/night inclusive of breakfast buffet, 1 item of laundry per day, internet access, one bottle of water and discounted rate for airport transfer

The Grand Chalet Suite $3,861/night

It all began with the Bedouins Life Bedouin

Bedouin means "People of the tent" Bedouins were “Nomads A Nomad is a wanderer MOST MIDDLE EASTERNERS WERE ONCE BEDOUINS

But… the Middle East is Diverse… Boys in Afghanistan Women in Saudi Arabia

And… traditions are ancient…

Also home to… The world’s most influential religions…

Christianity Judaism Islam THREE RELIGIONS ORIGINATED IN THE MIDDLE EAST Christianity Judaism Islam

The Spread of Islam

WORSHIPING AT THE KA’ABA (in Mecca)

Map Work

Regions in Middle East

Northern Tier Maghreb Arabian Peninsula

Map work; find locations on maps

Tunisia the Tiny one.

Map work: nations Iraq Iran Afghanistan Israel Saudi Arabia Egypt Kuwait Turkey Jordan Syria Oman Yemen Lebanon UAE Qatar

Map work: cities, seas, mountains, canals Suez Canal Mecca Tehran Zagros Mountains Persian Gulf Nile River Tigris & Euphrates Rivers Riyadh Map work: cities, seas, mountains, canals

Some hints to remember names of nations in Middle East

Yah Man, we're in Yemen

Oh man, we're next to Yemen

UAE - United Arab Emerites

Qatar the thumb Don't Qatar off!!

Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Bahrain

M A L E Tunisia the Tiny one.

JORDAN

Over Jordan, Are You Serious? Syria

MMM Turkey! Turkey TURKEY