Middle East—True or False? By Ms. A’s 4 th grade reading class with LOTS of help from Mrs. Caverly

How many countries in the Middle East? A: Probably the best way to explain the location of the Middle East is to say that it lies at the junction of Asia, Africa, and Europe. It is important to note that there is no official definition of “the Middle East,” no universally agreed-upon set of countries that make up the region. Different people have different areas in mind when they use the term. The size and shape of the region changes based on how it is defined: by geography, by ethnic identities, by religions, by shared history, or by some combination of these characteristics. AsiaAfricaEurope Of the 28 countries that fall within this broader area, 22 lie completely in Asia and 2 lie completely in Africa. (See “Middle East Countries by Continent” list below.) The remaining 4 countries are split between two continents: Rand McNally

How many continents are in the middle east? Middle East Countries by Continent Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen (Note: The Gaza Strip and the West Bank are also part of Asia.) Africa: Libya, Sudan Africa-Asia: Egypt Asia-Europe: Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan Because the Middle East lies at the junction of Asia, Europe, and Africa, and because several of its countries straddle two of the continents, it's not surprising that the region's geography causes confusion. Rand McNally

No Water, No Ocean First picture is a lake in Iran Turkey is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea Kuwait is bordered by the Persian Gulf

All Desert This is a church in Iran and a park in Dubai, the largest city in Kuwait

No Trees in the Middle East

No Crops grown in the Middle East These are crops grown in Israel and herbs being grown in Kuwait

All the mideast is poor, no money

A LOT of camels and not many other animals! There are camels, BUT…. There are also many other types of animals.

No Skiing A mall in Dubai has skiing inside! Pakistan, Iran, Turkey have very tall mountains and lots of skiing. Ski Dubai

It is hot all the time in the Middle Eastern Countries

It is flat. There are no mountains Pakistan Libya

They only wear clothing colors for hot countries

They all wear something on their heads

They don’t wear make-up or high heels

Burquas are for Ninjas This is a form of dress. Burquas can come in all colors too, not just black!

They have no fancy towers on buildings

There are no big cities

There are no palaces

There are no malls United Emirates Mall, DubaiUnited Emirates Mall, Dubai

Everyone speaks Arabic Languages of the Middle EastLanguages of the Middle East

Everyone is Muslim (practices Islam)

There are a lot of wars there in all the countries Out of countries we found 4 countries at war right now Iraq (with the US) Afganistan (with the US) Israel with Hamas

Women are not Allowed the Same Freedom as Men

No TV, No Plays, and No Movies