1. Cultural Geography in SW Asia
7th Grade Social Studies

2. SS7G8
SS7G8:
The student will describe the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southwest Asia (Middle East)

3. SS7G8a
SS7G8a:
Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group

4. SS7G8a Group of people with the same cultural traits Examples:
Ethnic Group
Religious Group
Group of people with the same cultural traits
Examples:
Arabs
Persians
Kurds
Group of people with a common belief system
Examples:
Jews
Christians
Muslims

5. SS7G8b
SS7G8b:
Explain the diversity of religions within the Arabs, Persians, and Kurds

6. SS7G8b Arabs: Speak Arabic Practice Sunni Islam
Found across SW Asia and Northern Africa

7. SS7G8b Persians: Speak Persian Practice Shia Islam
Found mainly in Iran and Iraq

8. SS7G8b Kurds: Speak Kurdish Practice Sunni Islam
Found in Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Syria
Do not have their own nation or government

9. SS7G8e
SS7G8e:
Evaluate how the literacy rate affects the standard of living

10. SS7G8e Literacy Rate: Standard of Living:
Percentage of people in a region who can read and write
Standard of Living:
Value of how well people are living in a region

11. SS7G8e
High Literacy Rates
Low Literacy Rate
If a nation’s literacy rate is high, the standard of living is likely to be high
If a nation’s literacy rate is low, the standard of living is likely to be low