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Israel

Israel. Dayna Rothman Edgewood Magnet School. Geography. Location- Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon Area- total: 20,770 sq km land: 20,330 sq km water: 440 sq k Area comparative- slightly smaller than New Jersey

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Israel

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  1. Israel Dayna Rothman Edgewood Magnet School

  2. Geography • Location- Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon • Area- total: 20,770 sq km land: 20,330 sq km water: 440 sq k • Area comparative- slightly smaller than New Jersey • Climate- temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas • Elevation Extremes- lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m highest point: Har Meron 1,208 m

  3. Religions • Jewish • Muslim • Christian • Druze/Other

  4. People of Israel • Population: 6,199,008 • Age Structure: 0-14 years: 26.7% (male 847,591; female 808,399) 15-64 years: 63.4% (male 1,976,539; female 1,954,782) 65 years and over: 9.9% (male 262,781; female 348,916) (2004 est.) • Population Growth Rate: 1.29% (2004 est.) • Sex Ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) • Ethnic Groups: Jewish 80.1% (Europe/America-born 32.1%, Israel-born 20.8%, Africa-born 14.6%, Asia-born 12.6%), non-Jewish 19.9% (mostly Arab) (1996 est.) • Language: Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language

  5. Israeli Flag The Israeli Flag is blue and white with a blue star of David in the middle

  6. Currency • 1 US Dollar = 4.39550 Israeli New Shekel • 1 Israeli New Shekel (ILS) = 0.22751 US Dollar (USD)

  7. The people of Israel, also called the "Jewish People“, trace their origin to Abraham, who established the belief that there is only one God, the creator of the universe (Old Testament). Abraham, his son Isaac or Yitzchak in Hebrew, and grandson Jacob or Israel in Hebrew, are referred to as the patriarchs of the Israelites. All three patriarchs lived in the Land of Canaan, that later came to be known as the Land of Israel. They and their wives are buried in the Ma'arat HaMachpela, the Tomb of the Patriarchs, in Hebron. The name Israel derives from the name given to Jacob (Old Testament). His 12 sons were the kernels of 12 tribes that later developed into the Jewish nation. The name Jew derives from Judah or Yehuda in Hebrew, one of the 12 sons of Jacob. So, the names Israel, Israeli or Jewish refer to people of the same origin. The descendants of Abraham crystallized into a nation at about 1300 BCE after their exodus from Egypt under the leadership of Moses or Moshe in Hebrew. Soon after the Exodus, Moses transmitted to the people of this new emerging nation, the Torah, and the Ten Commandments. After 40 years in the Sinai desert, Moses led them to the Land of Israel that is cited in The Bible as the land promised by G-d to the descendants of the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The people of modern day Israel share the same language and culture shaped by the Jewish heritage and religion passed through generations, starting with the founding father Abraham (ca. 1800 BCE). In 700 C.E. the Romans expelled the Jews (but not all Jews) from the Holy Land, resulting in the Diaspora, the dispersion of the Jews around the world. Through the 19th-20th century Zionist movement Jews have now returned to the Holy Land, in the reestablished nation of Israel Thus, Jews have had continuous presence in the land of Israel for the past 3,300 years. History

  8. Transportation • Railways • Highways • Pipelines • Ports and Harbors • Merchant Marine • Airports • Heliports

  9. Military Military Branches: Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Corps (including Pioneer Fighting Youth (Nahal)), Navy, Air Force(including Air Defense Forces); Note: Historically there have been no separate Israeli military services Military Age and Obligation: 17 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) and voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript service obligation - 36 months for men, 21 months for women (2004)

  10. Communication • Telephones • Mobile Cellular Phones • Radio Broadcast Stations • Television Broadcast Stations • Internet

  11. This is the end of our journey in Israel. Thanks for watching my Power Point Presentation!!!!!!!!!!!

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