West Asia Notes PDF

Welcome to! West Asia WEST Asia The Fertile Crescent is the boomerang-shaped region of the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest human civilizations. Also known as the “Cradle of Civilization” this area was the birthplace of a number of technological innovations, including writing, t...

Welcome to! West Asia WEST Asia The Fertile Crescent is the boomerang-shaped region of the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest human civilizations. Also known as the “Cradle of Civilization” this area was the birthplace of a number of technological innovations, including writing, the wheel, agriculture, and the use of irrigation Three physical regions in West Asia: 1. Northern tier 2. Fertile Crescent 3. Arabian Peninsula West Asia This bundle includes the following layouts: - West Asia is the region where the boundaries of three ✎ Frayer model ✎important Weekly planner continents - Africa, Asia, and Europe ✎Meet. Station rotation It is made up of Arab Nations, such as Saudi ✎ Choice board Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Kuwait. 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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, originates. West Asia This bundle includes ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ the following layouts: Frayer model Weekly planner Station rotation Choice board Bingo One, two, three and four blocks for analysis, comparisons and free writing Class debate Parts of a story Collecting evidence Cause and effect / Causes and consequences Hierarchy diagrams Bracket Challenge *Use them in PowerPoint or Google Slides. Or customize them, save them as JPEG and use them in Google Jamboard or Microsoft Whiteboard. - Or print them out if you prefer. - West Asia (Northern Tier) This bundle includes the following layouts: ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ Frayer model Weekly planner Station rotation Choice board Bingo One, two, three and four blocks for analysis, comparisons and free writing Class debate Parts of a story Collecting evidence Cause and effect / Causes and consequences Hierarchy diagrams Bracket Challenge *Use them in PowerPoint or Google Slides. Or customize them, save them as JPEG and use them in Google Jamboard or Microsoft Whiteboard. - Or print them out if you prefer. - West Asia (Fertile Crescent) This bundle includes the following layouts: ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ Frayer model Weekly planner Station rotation Choice board Bingo One, two, three and four blocks for analysis, comparisons and free writing Class debate Parts of a story Collecting evidence Cause and effect / Causes and consequences Hierarchy diagrams Bracket Challenge *Use them in PowerPoint or Google Slides. Or customize them, save them as JPEG and use them in Google Jamboard or Microsoft Whiteboard. - Or print them out if you prefer. - West Asia (Arabian This bundle includes the following Peninsula) layouts: ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ ✎ Frayer model Weekly planner Station rotation Choice board Bingo One, two, three and four blocks for analysis, comparisons and free writing Class debate Parts of a story Collecting evidence Cause and effect / Causes and consequences Hierarchy diagrams Bracket Challenge *Use them in PowerPoint or Google Slides. Or customize them, save them as JPEG and use them in Google Jamboard or Microsoft Whiteboard. - Or print them out if you prefer. - Countries Nationality Currency Armenian Armenian Dram (1=0.10 peso) 2. Azerbaijan Baku Azerbaijani Azeri Azerbaijani manat (1= 29.48 peso) 3. Bahrain Manama Bahraini Bahrain Dinar (1 = 132.93 peso) 4. Cyprus Nicosia Greek Cypriots and Turkish Euro (1= 59.36 peso) 5. Georgia Tbilisi Georgian Georgian Lari (1= 16.06 peso) 6. Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Iraqi Dinar (1= 0.034 peso) 7. Iran Tehran Iranians Iran rial ( 1 = 0.0012 peso) 8. Israel Jerusalem Isreali Israeli Shekel ( 1= 15.64 peso) 1. Armenia Capital Yerevan Jordanian Dinar (1 = 70.69 peso) 10. Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Kuwaiti Dinar (1=166.61 peso) 11. Lebanon Beirut Lebanese Lebanese pound (1=0.033) 12. Oman Muscat Omani Oman Rial (1=130.09 peso) 13.Qatar Doha Qatari Qatari Riyal (1=13.76 peso) 14.Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi Arabian Saudi riyal (1 = 13.35 pes) 15. Syria Damascus Syrian Syrian pound (100=10.55) 16. Turkey Ankara Turkish Turkish Lira (6.00 peso) 17. U.A.E Abu Dhabi Emirati Dirham (13.64 peso) 18. Yemen Sana’ a Yemeni Yemenite Yemeni Rial (5.01 peso) Cyprus Georgia Iraq Palestine Jordan UAE Azerbaijan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Israel Yemen Qatar Armenia Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey West Asia Natural Resources in West Asia Land and Water Mineral Saudi Arabia Produces Wheat, fruits and more Jordan and Israel- Fruits and Vegetables,dairy, poultry products and more It has the world’s largest deposits of oil and fossil fuels. -coal and gas. The highest in natural gas reserves and 10% of the world’s petroleum reserves (Planting of Cereal Grains and Taking Care of Animals) Lebanon and Syria- (Have more agricultural land ) produce cereals like wheat and barley, olives, grapes, tobacco and banana Saudi arabia was the world’s largest manufacturer of petroleum liquids in 2020 Turkey- World’s largest producer of hazelnuts, cherries, quinces, etc. Other oil-rich countries are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and UAE Yemen, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait- Fishing and Toursim activity. Iran- Wheat, rice, fruits, cotton, etc. Animal-raising that makes them the source of dairy. Climate in West Asia - Mediterranean (since some of the countries are located and Desert climate (since some of the countries has desert like Saudi Arabia). near the mediterranean coast) - The temperature is high during summer and mild during winter. West Asia - Rub’ al Khali (One of the world’s largest sand desert) located in Southern portion of arabian peninsula - Oases/oasis - pockets of water - Plateau - Anatolian Plateau (northern border of West Asia) lies between Pontus and Taurus mountains) - Mountains-Zagros Mountains (eastern part of West Asia bordering Iran and Iraq) - Rivers - Tigris and Euphrates - Sea - Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea (Israel) (The arabian Peninsula) Bordered by three bodies of water Persian Gulf (East) Arabian Sea (South) Red Sea (West)