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World Regional Geography 1982 |
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Map Project #6
NORTH AFRICA and the MIDDLE EAST
due week of Apr 3rd
Use the map in your Mapping Workbook on page 31.
1. Identify the following countries:
Algeria
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
Turkey
Unites Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)
Western Sahara
Yemen
2. Identify the following cities:
(Must be accurate to within 100 miles and, if applicable, on the coast or
river)
Abu Dhabi
Algiers
Amman
Aswan
Baghdad
Basra
Beirut
Cairo
Casablanca
Damascus
Istanbul
Jerusalem
Khartoum
Mecca
Medina
Mosul
Riyadh
Tehran
Tel Aviv
Tunis
Tripoli
3.Using the tables in the back of your mapping workbook, classify the
countries by their score on the United Nations Development Programme's
Gender Development Index* into these 4 categories:
.389-.523
.524-.658
.659-.793
.794-.928
Using a color ramp
like in the examples below, with colored pencils or crayons, color in the
countries by category. Use the lightest color for areas with the
lowest GDI numbers and
the darkest color for those the highest GDI numbers.
* please use these 1998 data for your map. If you are curious to see current (2003) data, go to the UNDP website at http://hdr.undp.org/statistics/data/indicators.cfm?x=227&y=1&z=1
Use the map in your Mapping workbook on either page 27 or 28 (your choice).
1. Identify the following landforms and areas. You may use colors or patterns to indicate a wide area or mountain range:
Asir Mountains
Atlas Mountains
Elburz Mountains
Pontic Mountains
Taurus Mountains
Yemen Mountains
Zagros Mountains
Iranian Plateau
Arabian Desert
Libyan Desert
Nubian Desert
Sahara Desert
Fertile Crescent
2. Identify the following waterways:
Arabian Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Dead Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Aden
Suez Canal
Blue Nile River
Euphrates River
Jordan River
Tigris River
White Nile River
Instructions:
For this project you will use two maps. Complete the instructions under "cultural features" on one and those under "physical features" on the other. Do this as neatly as possible. Use a pen or pencil that enables you to write clearly. Staple the maps together and turn in to your TA.
These projects will be graded pass/fail on completeness, neatness and punctuality. It is worth 1% of your final grade. See the syllabus for information on do-overs and late projects.