middle east—true or false? by ms. a’s 4 th grade reading class with lots of help from mrs....
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Middle East—True or False?
By Ms. A’s 4th grade reading class
with LOTS of help from Mrs. Caverly
How many countries in the Middle East?
• A: Probably the best way to explain the location of the Middle East is to say that it lies at the junction of Asia, Africa, and Europe. It is important to note that there is no official definition of “the Middle East,” no universally agreed-upon set of countries that make up the region. Different people have different areas in mind when they use the term. The size and shape of the region changes based on how it is defined: by geography, by ethnic identities, by religions, by shared history, or by some combination of these characteristics.
• Of the 28 countries that fall within this broader area, 22 lie completely in Asia and 2 lie completely in Africa. (See “Middle East Countries by Continent” list below.) The remaining 4 countries are split between two continents:
• Rand McNally
How many continents are in How many continents are in the middle eastthe middle east??
• Middle East Countries by Continent Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen (Note: The Gaza Strip and the West Bank are also part of Asia.)
• Africa: Libya, Sudan
• Africa-Asia: Egypt
• Asia-Europe: Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan
• Because the Middle East lies at the junction of Asia, Europe, and Africa, and because several of its countries straddle two of the continents, it's not surprising that the region's geography causes confusion.
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No Water, No OceanNo Water, No Ocean
• First picture is a lake in Iran
• Turkey is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea
• Kuwait is bordered by the Persian Gulf
All Desert
• This is a church in Iran and a park in Dubai, the largest city in Kuwait
No Trees in the Middle East
No Crops grown in the Middle East
• These are crops grown in Israel and herbs being grown in Kuwait
All the mideast is poor, no moneyAll the mideast is poor, no money
A LOT of camels and not many A LOT of camels and not many other animals!other animals!
There are camels,BUT….
There are also many other types of
animals.
No SkiingNo Skiing• A mall in Dubai
has skiing inside!
• Pakistan, Iran, Turkey have very
tall mountains and lots of skiing.
Ski Dubai
It is hot all the time in the It is hot all the time in the Middle Eastern CountriesMiddle Eastern Countries
It is flat. There are no It is flat. There are no mountainsmountains
Pakistan Libya
Libya
They only wear clothing colors for hot countries
They all wear something on their heads
They don’t wear make-up or high heels
Burquas are for Ninjas
• This is a form of dress. Burquas can come in all colors too, not just black!
They have no fancy towers on buildings
www.kuwait-info.com
There are no big cities
There are no malls
• United Emirates Mall, Dubai
Everyone speaks Arabic
• Languages of the Middle East
Everyone is Muslim (practices Islam)
There are a lot of wars there in all the countries
• Out of 23-28 countries we found 4 countries at war right now
• Iraq (with the US)• Afganistan (with the
US)• Israel with Hamas
Women are not Allowed the Same Freedom as Men
No TV, No Plays, and No Movies