Each slide has a series of challenges meant to help you better understand the Middle East and how it compares to the United States. MIDDLE EAST The teacher website provides most of the information needed to answer each of these challenges. Good luck!

FAMILIAR CHALLENGE: Explain how land in the U.S. is divided compared to how land in the Middle East divided. NOT FAMILIAR TYPE RESPONSE HERE… 5.5 Million Square Miles 3.8 Million Square Miles U.S. INSERT POPULATION… (round to nearest million) MIDDLE EAST INSERT POPULATION… (round to nearest million) CHALLENGE: Resize both images above to show a size comparison between both based on square miles. CHALLENGE: Resize both objects above to show how one population compares to the other.

FAMILIAR CHALLENGE: How would the following religious symbols be distributed on the map below? (You will have to find out what symbol goes with what religion?) ETHNIC GROUPS: What major religions can be found in the region? TYPE RESPONSE HERE… Religious Symbols NOT FAMILIAR

How would you classify the Middle East as a land mass How would you classify the Middle East as a land mass? (continent, region, province, country, nation, state) TYPE RESPONSE HERE… TYPE RESPONSE HERE… What continents make up the Middle East? CLIMATE: According to the website, most of the region only get 10 inches of rainfall per year. What contributes to this? TYPE RESPONSE HERE… LAND: What makes the Nile River so important in Northern Africa? (Two ideas needed) TYPE RESPONSE HERE… ANALOGY: Grass is to Iowa as is to North Africa. TYPE RESPONSE HERE… ANALOGY: Ethanol is to Iowa as is to Iran. TYPE RESPONSE HERE…

CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Drag and resize the shapes below to depict the climate and topography of the region. (NOTE: Fill the map as best you can.)

Analyzing the Middle East can be tough because the region is part of two different continents (Northern Africa and Southwestern Asia). Using the two resource maps provided on this slide, update the map on the next slide using the legend on that slide. (HINT: You will need to generalize a little bit like you did with the previous slide.)

ECONOMY: Distribute the natural resources and agricultural products given the content provided on the teacher website. (It is OK to resize icons as needed.)

What is the big difference in standard of living below people who live in oil rich environments and farming based environments? TYPE RESPONSE HERE… ECONOMY: What are main agricultural products produced in the region? TYPE RESPONSE HERE… TYPE RESPONSE HERE… ECONOMY: What is the most valuable commodity in the region? ECONOMY: What is the most important natural resource in the region? (Hint: it is not the same answer as the previous question) TYPE RESPONSE HERE… CLIMATE: What changes occur in the region’s climate as one moves further south of the Mediterranean Sea? TYPE RESPONSE HERE… How many different countries make up the Middle East? (Roughly?) TYPE RESPONSE HERE…

EARBUDS NEEDED: Watch the video by clicking on the button provided EARBUDS NEEDED: Watch the video by clicking on the button provided. When done, answer the questions on this slide. Why do you suppose it was named the Fertile Crescent? TYPE RESPONSE HERE… Label this River Here Label this River Here Label this River Here TYPE RESPONSE HERE… ANALOGY: The chicken is to the egg as are to the Arab Spring.

A common language in the region Saudi Arabia ARID Oman ISSUE: How is it problematic that three different religions originate within the same region? TYPE RESPONSE HERE… VOCABULARY PUZZLE: Make sense of the “vocabulary chaos” by arranging the parts in a logical way. (You might need to “cut and paste” in order to rearrange things. ) Yemen MUSLIM A common language in the region Saudi Arabia ARID Oman ISLAM ARABIAN PENINSULA One who practices the religion A dominant religion in the region Extremely dry ARABIC

Locate the city of Dubai using the star and the map provided. “Dubai is NOT a typical city in the Middle East, but it is a sign of change in the Middle East.” EARBUDS NEEDED: Watch the video by clicking on the button provided. After watching five minutes of the video, explain in detail what is meant by the above statement. TYPE ANSWER HERE…ANSWERS WILL VARY