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Unit 10: Southwest Asia and North Africa (“SWNA”)
• Lesson 1 Purpose:
• This activity introduces the lesson.
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Southwest Asia and North Africa
Emphasis on:Iraq, Turkey, Israel, Iran
Libya, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
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“Get Started” Activity
• Draw a T-chart in your journal. Label the left with North Africa and the right side with Southwest Asia.
• Next categorize the countries listed on the board as part of either North Africa or part of Southwest Asia.
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Map of Southwest Asia and North Africa
• On the blank map of the region, make a guess and label the countries (ones with a star next to them) on the mapusing pencil so you can make corrections later, if needed.
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Bodies of Water
• Add the following to your map and color them with blue map pencil:– Mediterranean Sea– Red Sea– Persian Gulf– Black Sea– Caspian Sea– Tigris River– Euphrates River– Nile River
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Arabian Desert
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1. Atlas Mountain Range
2. Sahara Desert
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Region’s HistoryOttoman Empire: 1600’s
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British Empire1800s
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Group Activity
• Sketch a large-scale map of the region on chart paper.
• Transfer all the information from your individual maps to the large-scale map. (countries, bodies of water, deserts and mountain ranges)
• What geographic factors helped to define the boundaries of Southwest Asia and North Africa?
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Discussion Questions
• 1. What geographic factors helped to define the boundaries of Southwest Asia and North Africa?
• 2. What historical factors helped define the boundaries of Southwest Asia and North Africa?
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Key Understanding/Main Idea
• Write the following sentence in your journal and fill in the blanks.
• __________ and historical _________help define the ________ between nations, and also affect how _________ interact.
Word Bank: factors boundaries nations
geographic
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Desert Caravan
a group (as of merchants or pilgrims) traveling together on a long journal through the desert or dangerous regions; a group of pack animals or of vehicles traveling together one behind the other
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Partner Activity
• You and your partner will trace Ibn Battuta’s travels.
• Read Ibn Battuta’s travels and plot on the map provided the places he visits over a span of about 30 years.
• Use a marker to plot his travels from beginning to end.
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Explain/Elaborate
• Create one or two questions you would ask Battuta.
• With a partner, you will role play. Student A asks the two questions and Student B answers from Battuta’s pointof view. Repeat the process with Student B asking the two questions and Student A answers from Battuta’s point of view.