Students learn about the Middle East.

1. ENTRY TASK:
WHAT DOES THE THEME OF REGION MEAN?
WHAT DOES THE THEME OF MOVEMENT MEAN?

2. WWW IN AFRICA
•Rubrics
•Lapbooks

3. UNIT 4 – REGION & MOVEMENT
•Overview of the unit is posted on the SS Blog!
–What is region?
–What is movement?

4. UNIT OVERVIEW:
• 5 Themes of Geography:
–Region
–Movement
Geography of the Middle East
UAE History
Dubai – Changing City

5. THE MIDDLE EAST:
•Title = Introduction to the Middle East
•Right Side = Notes

6. THE MIDDLE EAST:
• What is the “Middle East?”
• Where did the term come from? (Is it in the “middle” of
anywhere?)
• Is it a defined land mass, or can it have different definitions?
• If we don’t mean an defined set of countries, what do we mean
by Middle East?
• Make a list of qualities or terms generally associated with Middle
Eastern countries.

7. THE MIDDLE EAST:
•What countries are part of the Middle East
region?
•Are all of these countries Arab countries?
•Middle East Game – refer to other ppt

8. POLITICAL MAP:
•Interactive Notebook:
–Title = Introduction to the Middle East
–RIGHT Side = Notes
–LEFT Side = Political Map
–http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/count
rys/me.htm