1. Unit 6: Conflict in the Middle East Lesson 1: Intro to the Middle East

2. K – What do you KNOW about the Middle East? W – What do you WANT to know about the Middle East? L – What have you LEARNED about the Middle East? Minimum: ONE complete sentence Minimum: TWO complete sentences DO NOW

3. What do you think?

4. The Middle East is a cultural region – it contains countries with similar ways of life from Asia, Europe and Africa.Notes

6. Read and annotate the article. Make sure you answer the questions on the sides while you’re reading! Group Work

7. 1.Read each short blurb about the physical and human geography of the Middle East. 2.Identify all the examples of the physical geography that you can find. 3.Identify all the examples of the human geography that you can find. 4.Write a complete sentence that explains how the physical geography affects the human geography. Independent Work

8. 1.What do we mean when we say that the Middle East is a “cultural region?” What is a cultural region? 2.What is one example of physical geography in the Middle East? 3.How are physical geography and human geography related? Explain using an example in the Middle East. 4.The picture was taken Israel on the Mediterranean Sea. Explain how the physical geography is impacting the human geography. Exit Ticket