Students created a PowerPoint to share the information they learned about a Middle Eastern country of their choice. This is not teacher edited; additional instruction will be retaught for standard English conventions and age appropriate bibliography.

1. IRAN
By Julia-4D

2. INTRODUCTION
The country of Iran is
situated on the continent of
Asia. The capital city is
Tehran. The national
language is Persian, or Farsi.

3. GEOGRAPHY
 Iran is surrounded by 8 countries. The bodies
of water around Iran are the Caspian Sea in the
north and the Arabian Sea in the south.
 In the middle and east you can find deserts.
In the north and west there are mountains. In
the north there are green lowlands with rich soil.
 Iran faces natural hazards such as floods,
dust storms, sandstorms and earthquakes.

4. HISTORY
 Earliest people in Iran were
hunters, farmers, and traders. Iraq
invaded Iran in 1980, and that was
when the Iran-Iraq war began. It
ended in 1988. During the war more
than a million people were
 Killed or injured

5. CULTURE
 Revolution Day in Iran is on February eleventh. Republic Day is
on April first. Ashura lasts for 10 days. Random is holy month for
Muslims. People in Iran do healthy diets they enjoy lots of fresh
vegetables and fruits. They eat lamb and beef they do not eat pig or
ham forbids it.

6. ECONOMY
 Iran makes a lot of money selling oil. It has
rich oil fields in the south west. The money in
Iran is called the Rial. Iran is famous for its
Persian carpets. Many people from Iran make
tradition carpets, it is an important export. Iran
has exported the spice saffron for a long time.
Iran produces one of the best dates in the world.

7. CLIMATE
 The climate in Iran is mostly either semi-arid
or arid. Iran has contrasting climates. In the
western mountain the summer is dry and hot. The
winter in Iran is freezing cold. Iran suffers from
floods, dust storms, and earthquakes.

8. SOURCES
Iran by Elma Schemenauer
Exploring Country Iran by Walter Simmons
Britannica
Country Reports
Countries of the world Iran Leon Gray
Countries Around the World Iran
Iran the Land of the Peacock Throne William Spencer
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