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Exploring the Middle East: Regions and Importance

Learn about the 5 major regions and strategic importance of the Middle East. Study pages #551-556, answer questions, and complete a map study. Discover why the Middle East plays a crucial role in global affairs.

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Exploring the Middle East: Regions and Importance

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  1. Tuesday, December 20thBell Ringer #8 Name at least 5 countries that are in the region known as the Middle East

  2. Homework #4 • Read pages #551 to #556 in textbook. • Answer questions 3-7 from page #556. • Due on Wednesday • Loose leaf with name

  3. After today… • Students will be able to identify the 5 major regions that make up the Middle East. • Students will be able to comprehend and capsulate information from the text.

  4. Bell Ringer part #2 • Complete the Map Study (all 3 questions) from page #552 in the textbook.

  5. READ • “Strategic Location” from page #552 in text. • What 2 factors cause the ME to be so important in Global Affairs?

  6. Location, Location, Location! • The Middle East stands at the crossroads of 3 continents: Africa, Asia, and Europe. • The Middle East is a region of great strategic value.

  7. OIL • Some nations of the Middle East sit atop vast reserves of oil. • Saudi Arabia is the single largest producer of crude oil in the world.

  8. One Word / One Sentence • We will be look at the 5 Major Regions that make up the Middle East. • These start on page #553 and end on page #555. • Northern Tier / Arabian Peninsula / Fertile Crescent / Nile Valley / The Maghreb

  9. Northern Tier

  10. Arabian Peninsula

  11. Fertile Crescent

  12. Nile Valley

  13. The Maghreb

  14. After today… • Students will be able to identify the 5 major regions that make up the Middle East. • Students will be able to comprehend and capsulate information from the text.

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