UNIT 2 FEATURES OF SW ASIA 7 TH

UNIT 2 – FEATURES OF SW ASIA 7 TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

SS 7 G 5 • SS 7 G 5: • The student will locate selected features in Southwestern Asia (Middle East)

SS 7 G 5 A • SS 7 G 5 a: • Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Euphrates River, Jordan River, Tigris River, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Gaza Strip

SS 7 G 5 A • Euphrates River: • Locates in Turkey, Syria, and western Iraq • Provides much water in this region • Forms western border of Mesopotamia

SS 7 G 5 A • Tigris River: • Located in Turkey and eastern Iraq • Provides much water in this region • Forms the eastern border of Mesopotamia

SS 7 G 5 A • Jordan River: • Located on the border between Israel and Jordan • Provides much water in this region • Has religious and historical significance

SS 7 G 5 A • Persian Gulf: • Large body of water between Saudi Arabia and Iran • Contains most of the world’s oil

SS 7 G 5 A • Strait of Hormuz: • Narrow body of water that attached the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea

SS 7 G 5 A • Arabian Sea: • Southern border of the Middle East • Oil is shipped in different directions from this point

SS 7 G 5 A • Red Sea: • Narrow body of water between NE Africa and SW Asia

SUEZ CANAL • Suez Canal: • Connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea • Artificial waterway built during the 1800 s through Egypt

GAZA STRIP • Gaza Strip: • Land in SW Israel • Limited resources • Home to large number of Palestinians

SS 7 G 5 B • SS 7 G 5 b: • Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey

SS 7 G 5 B • Afghanistan:

SS 7 G 5 B • Iran

SS 7 G 5 B • Iraq:

SS 7 G 5 B • Israel:

SS 7 G 5 B • Saudi Arabia

SS 7 G 5 B • Turkey: