1. English Social Studies department Grade 7 Quarter one
Chapter lesson 1
Geographical terrains in the Arab world

2. Geographical terrains in the Arab world

3. The Arab League
It is a regional organization that consists of twenty two countries in western Asia and northern Africa

4. Africa The Arab World Egypt 2- Libya 3- Algeria 4- Tunisia
5- Morocco Mauritania
7- Sudan Djibouti
9- Somalia Comoros

5. Asia:
11- Syria Lebanon 13- Palestine Iraq 15- Jordon Kuwait 17- Bahrain Qatar 19- U.A emirates Oman 21- Saudi Arabia Yemen

6. Location of the Arab World
North “The Mediterranean Sea
West “The Atlantic ocean
South “The horn of Africa & the Indian ocean in the southeast
East “The Arabian Sea

7. Geographical terrains in the Arab world
Definition of terrains:
It is a land of a particular kind.
Arab world terrains
Three types:
1-huge arid desert
2-fertile south and north
3-high Mountain

8. Land forms They are features of the earth’s surface
Kinds of the landforms
Mountain Hill Desert Island
Valley Plateaus Plains
Ocean River Lake

9. Landforms: They are natural physical features found on the surface of the earth.
they are created by:
forces of nature such as “ wind – water – ice”
movement of the earth’s plates
Some can be created in a few hours, others take millions of years.

10. Landscapes: Group of landforms in a particular area.

11. Mountain: They are areas that are much higher than the surrounding land, they are very tall and they have pointed tops.

12. Hills: They are the areas that are higher than the surrounding land but shorter and rounder than mountains.

13. Rivers: They are large streams of water that flow across the land.

14. Lakes: They are bodies of water that land all around them.

15. Valley: They are areas of low land that are in between mountains or hills.

16. Plateaus: They are areas that have flat surface and higher than the ground like mountains.

17. Plains They are large flat areas

18. Desert: They are area of dry places that can have little or no rain.

19. Islands: They are area of land that are completely surrounded by water.

20. Oceans They are large bodies of salty water that cover ¾ of the earth surface.