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NAME & PERIOD________________________________________

Middle East Mapping Activity 2017

This assignment will be worth 30 points. One point will be given for each item and five for neatness. If you can not fit the name of a country or capital on the map, number them and place the names to the side of the map. You will be tested over all of these locations (excluding capitals)! When you are finished, study them! To receive full credit for this assignment, you must complete the following:

Physical and Political Geography

1. Neatly color and label the following countries: Iraq, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar Pakistan (p. 166), Afghanistan (p. 166), Turkmenistan (p. 164)

2. Label and name the following capitals with a star: Cairo, Baghdad, Tehran, Damascus, Ankara, Riyadh, Jerusalem (p. 164)

3. Shade all bodies of water in blue and label the following: Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Aden, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Gulf of Oman (p.164)

4. Label and draw the following rivers in blue: Tigris, Euphrates, Nile (p. 164)

Religion

5. Name 5 countries in the Middle East that are mainly Muslim (Islamic). (p. 163) ____________________________________________________________________________________

6. What Middle Eastern nation has a large Jewish population? (p. 163) ____________________________________________________________________________________

Population (p. 162)

7. What is the most common population density found in the Arabian Peninsula? What factors might contribute to this? ANSWER USING SASS!!! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Land Use & Boundaries (p. 160 & 161)

8. Using the Major Oil Fields map, name 5 Middle Eastern countries that have working oil fields. ____________________________________________________________________________________

9. What Middle East nations are members of OPEC & what does OPEC stand for (p. 160)? ____________________________________________________________________________________

10. What country is the leading oil exporter (p. 160)? ____________________________________________________________________________________

11. How many barrels of oil does this country export per day (p. 160)?

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12. Why might access to the Persian Gulf be so important to nations of the Middle East? ___________________________________________________________________________________

13. What are the top two countries that Saudi Arabia exports goods to? (Do not answer ALL OTHERS!) p. 161

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14. What are the top two countries that Saudi Arabia imports goods from? (Do not answer ALL OTHERS!) p. 161

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Climate (p. 159)

15. What is the most common climate found in the Middle East? __________________________________

16. What two climates are found in Turkey? ___________________________________________________

Precipitation (p. 158)

17. What country IN THE MIDDLE EAST receives the most precipitation? Explain your answer using SASS.

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Latitude and Longitude (p. 164)

18. What line of latitude runs through Turkey’s capital? __________________________________________

19. What is the absolute location of Baghdad? _______________________________________

20. What is the absolute location of Beirut? _________________________________________

Historical Maps (Use Atlas of World History)

21. According to p. 75, who were the Ottomans? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

22. By 1481, on how many continents did the Ottomans’ control territory? (p. 75) _______________________________

23. Using information on p. 90, what new areas did the Ottoman Empire conquer by 1683? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

24. Using p. 110, what side did the Ottoman Empire fight on in World War I and were they on the winning or losing side? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

25. Look at the New Countries and Territories Map on p. 111, write a short paragraph explaining what happened to the Ottoman Empire after World War I. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

28/30 NAME & PERIOD: KEY

Middle East Mapping Activity 2017

This assignment will be worth 30 points. One point will be given for each item and five for neatness. If you can not fit the name of a country or capital on the map, number them and place the names to the side of the map. You will be tested over all of these locations (excluding capitals)! When you are finished, study them! To receive full credit for this assignment, you must complete the following:

Physical and Political Geography

1. Neatly color and label the following countries: Iraq, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar Pakistan (p. 166), Afghanistan (p. 166), Turkmenistan (p. 164)

2. Label and name the following capitals with a star: Cairo, Baghdad, Tehran, Damascus, Ankara, Riyadh, Jerusalem (p. 164)

3. Shade all bodies of water in blue and label the following: Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Aden, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Gulf of Oman (p.164)

4. Label and draw the following rivers in blue: Tigris, Euphrates, Nile (p. 164)

Religion

5. Name 5 countries in the Middle East that are mainly Muslim (Islamic). (p. 163)

IRAN, IRAQ, KUWAIT, SAUDI ARABIA, JORDAN, SYRIA, PAKISTAN, QATAR, YEMEN, OMAN, UAE, TURKEY

6. What Middle Eastern nation has a large Jewish population? (p. 163)

ISRAEL

Population (p. 162)

7. What is the most common population density found in the Arabian Peninsula? What factors might contribute to this? ANSWER USING SASS!!!

THE MOST COMMON POPULATION DENSITY FOUND IN SAUDI ARABIA IS 0-5 PER SQUARE MILE.THE MAIN FACTOR THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THIS IS THAT SAUDI ARABIA MAINLY HAS A DESERT CLIMATE.

Land Use & Boundaries (p. 160 & 161)

8. Using the Major Oil Fields map, name 5 Middle Eastern countries that have working oil fields.

SAUDI ARABIA, IRAQ, IRAN, YEMEN, OMAN, KUWAIT, QATA, SYRIA, UAE, ETC.

9. What Middle East nations are members of OPEC & what does OPEC stand for (p. 160)?

IRAQ, IRAN, SAUDI ARABIA, KUWAIT, UAE, QATAR; ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES

10. What country is the leading oil exporter (p. 160)?

SAUDI ARABIA

11. How many barrels of oil does this country export per day (p. 160)?

8.73 MILLION BARRELS

12. Why might access to the Persian Gulf be so important to nations of the Middle East?

ACCESS TO THE PERSIAN GULF IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FOR EASY TRANSPORTATION OF OIL AND IT HAS MANY WORKING OIL FIELDS.

13. What are the top two countries that Saudi Arabia exports goods to? (Do not answer ALL OTHERS!) p. 161

USA & TAIWAN

14. What are the top two countries that Saudi Arabia imports goods from? (Do not answer ALL OTHERS!) p. 161

E.U. AND USA

Climate (p. 159)

15. What is the most common climate found in the Middle East? DESERT, DRY, OR STEPPE

16. What two climates are found in Turkey? MEDITERANEAN & STEPPE

Precipitation (p. 158)

17. What country IN THE MIDDLE EAST receives the most precipitation? Explain your answer using SASS.

THE COUNTRY IN THE MIDDLE EAST THAT RECIEVES THE MOST PRECIPITATION IS TURKEY. IT GETS THE MOST PERCIPITATION BECAUSE IT HAS A MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE AND PARTS GET 40-80 INCHES PER YEAR.

Latitude and Longitude (p. 164)

18. What line of latitude runs through Turkey’s capital? 40 N

19. What is the absolute location of Baghdad? 33 N, 44 E

20. What is the absolute location of Beirut? 33 N, 35 E

Historical Maps (Use Atlas of World History)

21. According to p. 75, who were the Ottomans?

THE OTTOMANS WERE TURKISH MUSLIMS WHO FORMED A LARGE EMPIRE THROUGHOUT SE ASIA, NORTHERN AFRICA, AND SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE.

22. By 1481, on how many continents did the Ottomans’ control territory? (p. 75) 2

23. Using information on p. 90, what new areas did the Ottoman Empire conquer by 1683? BY 1683, THE OTTOMANS GAINED TERRITORY IN EUROPE (TO VIENNA) AND NORTHERN AFRICA

24. Using p. 110, what side did the Ottoman Empire fight on in World War I and were they on the winning or losing side?

THE OTTOMANS FOUGHT WITH THE CENTRAL POWERS AND THEY WERE ON THE LOSING SIDE.

25. Look at the New Countries and Territories Map on p. 111, write a short paragraph explaining what happened to the Ottoman Empire after World War I.

AFTER WWI, THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE CEASED TO EXIST AND WAS DIVIDED BY THE ALLIED POWERS. THE EMPIRE BECAME THE MODERN COUNTRIES OF TURKEY, IRAQ, SYRIA, AND LEBANON.

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