Tuesday, November 30, 2010

The Study of North Africa & Southwest Asia: 6th Grade

     
     When we begin to study Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia certain  concepts like
geographic location, landforms, and culture will play a large role in the creation of civilization.
Feel free to click on the textbook link here, to help at home.
         Students will be given a map of North Africa and Southwest Asia. They will be asked to fill in the bodies of water: Mediterranean, Black, Caspian, and Red Seas; Nile, Euphrates, Tigris, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aden and the Dead Sea. Also include the Atlas Mountains, Taurus Mountains, Mt. Ararat, Arabian Peninsula, Anatolia, Zagros Mountains, Plateau of Iran, Bosporus.
3. On the back of the map, students should create a table. Here, they will list all the 21 countries, capitals, population, currrency, and literacy rate %. So, saddle up and get ready for this journey

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