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Notes 4-3 Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Arabia (pages 110–114)

Notes 4-3 Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Arabia (pages 110–114). Did You Know???.

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Notes 4-3 Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Arabia (pages 110–114)

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  1. Notes 4-3Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Arabia (pages 110–114)

  2. Did You Know??? The northern segment of the Jordan Valley, known in Arabic as the Ghor, is Jordan’s most fertile region. It contains the Jordan River and extends from the country’s northern border south to the Dead Sea. Several degrees warmer than the rest of the country, its year-round mild climate, fertile soils, higher winter rainfall, and extensive summer irrigation have made the Ghor the food bowl of Jordan.

  3. I. Syria (pages 110–111) A. Syria’s land includes fertile coastal plains and valleys along the Mediterranean Sea, and vast deserts covering the eastern regions.

  4. I. Syria (pages 110–111) B. Agriculture is Syria’s main economic activity. The Euphrates River provides water for irrigation as well as hydroelectric power.

  5. I. Syria (pages 110–111) C. Almost half of Syria’s 16 million people live in rural areas. A few are Bedouins—nomadic desert people who follow a traditional way of life.

  6. I. Syria (pages 110–111) D. Damascus, the capital, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It was founded more than 5,000 years ago.

  7. I. Syria (pages 110–111) E. Islam has deeply influenced Syria’s traditional arts and buildings.

  8. I. Syria (pages 110–111) F. Syria gained its independence from France and became an independent country in 1946.

  9. I. Syria (pages 110–111) G. Since the 1960s, one political party has controlled Syria’s government, and it does not allow many political freedoms. As of May 2000, Syria was one of seven nations named by the U.S. government as being “statesponsors” of terrorism.

  10. II. Lebanon (pages 111–112) A. Because Lebanon is so small, you can swim in the warm Mediterranean Sea, then play in the snow in the mountains, both in the same day.

  11. II. Lebanon (pages 111–112) B. More than 80 percent of Lebanon’s nearly 4.1 million people live in coastal urban areas.

  12. II. Lebanon (pages 111–112) C. About 70 percent of the Lebanese are ArabMuslims and most of the rest are Arab Christians. Conflict between these groups led to a civilwar lasting from 1975 to 1991.

  13. II. Lebanon (pages 111–112) D. Arabic is the most widely spoken language. French is also an official language because France ruled Lebanon until its independence in the 1940s.

  14. III. Jordan (page 112) Jordan stretches from the fertile Jordan River valley in the west to dry rugged country in the east. B. The country lacks water resources, but small amounts of irrigated farmland lie in the Jordan River Valley.

  15. III. Jordan (page 112) C. Jordan also lacks energyresources. Most people work in service and manufacturing industries.

  16. III. Jordan (page 112) D. Most of Jordan’s 5.2 million people are ArabMuslims. They include more than 1 million Palestinian refugees.

  17. III. Jordan (page 112) E. Jordan became independent from GreatBritain in 1946 and now has a constitutionalmonarchy.

  18. IV. Saudi Arabia (pages 113–114) SaudiArabia is the largest country in Southwest Asia. B. The country is covered by vast deserts and has no rivers or permanent bodies of water.

  19. IV. Saudi Arabia (pages 113–114) C. Saudi Arabia holds about 25percent of the world’s oil and the nation belongs to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Today the 11 OPEC countries supply more than 40percent of the world’s oil. By increasing or reducing supply, they are able to influence world oil prices.

  20. IV. Saudi Arabia (pages 113–114) D. Oil has helped Saudi Arabia boost its standard of living. Aware that someday its oil will run out, the government is trying to broaden its economy through industry and agriculture.

  21. IV. Saudi Arabia (pages 113–114) E. The capital and largest city, Riyadh, sits amid a large oasis in the center of the country.

  22. IV. Saudi Arabia (pages 113–114) F. Makkah (Mecca), in western Saudi Arabia, is Islam’s holiest city. About 2 million Muslims from around the world visit Makkah each year.

  23. What is the name of the Holiest city in the Islamic Religion? What is the name of the most fertile area in Jordan? How much of the World’s Oil is in Saudi Arabia? What country controlled Jordan before they gained their independence? What two countries were controlled by France until the 1940’s?

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