1. MESOPOTAMIA

2. NEW ORLEANS, FLOODED AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA HIT IN 2005 What are the negative effects of flooding? Could a flood ever do any good?!

3. LOOK AT MAP ON PAGE 79 What advantages could come from having two rivers around a region?

4. LEARNING GOAL TSWBAT explain the importance of the geography of Mesopotamia.

5. Title: Geography of Mesopotamia

6. THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS A Fertile Crescent was formed in the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

7. READ PAGES 83-86. Answer the questions on the small sheet in complete sentences. Be ready to share your ideas when we go over them!

8. EXIT TICKET Why was the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers called the Fertile Crescent? Hint: What (besides water) did the two rivers supply that was helpful to humans?