1. Iran

2. A. The LAND: IRAN is a relatively flat desert country in the center, but it is quite hilly in the north and southwest.

3. Only 10% of Iran’s land is suitable for farming.
Very little modern farming machinery is available

4. B. Climate Zones: Mediterranean Steppe Desert Highland
Land Forms:
Elburz Mnts
Iran Plateau
Zagros Mnts
Elburz
Iran
Plateau
B. Climate Zones:
Mediterranean
Steppe
Desert
Highland
Zagros

5. C. RELIGION: Islam Iran is: Shi’ite Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 9%

6. D. ECONOMY: Most of Iran’s economy is based on the production of oil
D. ECONOMY: Most of Iran’s economy is based on the production of oil. It has a command economy
An oil derrick in 1909, in present-day Iran, during the early days of Persian oil-field development

7. E. PEOPLE: Population: 70+ million Ethnic Divisions
Persian
51%
Azerbaijani  
24%
Gilaki and Mazandarani   8%
Kurd 7%
Arab 3%
Lur 2%
Baloch
Turkmen
Ethnic Divisions

8. Iranian Statistics Life Expectancy 70 years old
Literacy rate:77% with more men than women.
60% Persian, some Azeri and Kurds
Speak Persian and Turkish languages.
98% Muslim with 89% being Shiite.
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000
Agriculture: 10.4%, Industry: 37.7%, Services: 51.8%

12. CAPITAL: Tehran population: 7
CAPITAL: Tehran population: 7.1 million people Close to 71% of Iran’s total population live in urban areas.

13. G. Iran’s History
Iran’s History

14. Iran’s History
Iran is the former world power empire, Persia. Iran had been a monarchy ruled by a shah, or emperor, almost without interruption from 1501 until the 1979 Iranian revolution, when Iran officially became an Islamic Republic on 1 April 1979.[7][
This was about 3,500 years ago.
Persians make up the majority of Iranian people.

15. Shahs Iran was ruled by kings called “Shahs”.
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi ruled Iran from the mid 1940’s until 1979.
He loved to collect cars and motorcycles.
He wanted to make Iran a westernized nation.
Some Muslims did not approve of his life style.

16. Shah of Iran
He initiated the oil industry, big business, and building a strong military.
He was accused of ruling harshly.
In 1979 a revolution forced the shah out of Iran.

17. Ayatollah Khomeini led the revolution.
Ayatollah Khomeini was the founder and supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The only leader in the Muslim world who combined political and religious authority as a head of state, he took office in 1979.
He became the ruler of Iran.
Khomeini designated President Ali Khamenei to succeed him.

18. Iran Hostage Crisis They were finally released on January 20th, 1981.
On November 4th 1979, Iranian students took 63 Americans hostage from the U.S. Embassy in Iran.
President Carter called the hostages "victims of terrorism and anarchy", adding that the "United States will not yield to blackmail.”
52 of the hostages were held for 444 days.
They were finally released on January 20th, 1981.

20. Government of Iran Iran is a Theocratic Republic.
The President of Iran is Mahmud Ahmadenijad.
Guardian Council really controls Iran.

21. Iranian Government
People can vote on a candidate that the Guardian Council approves.
People vote on legislators.
Legislators must be approved by the Guardian Council