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Teacher: Mauricio Torres Student: ……………………………..
Grade: 10th
E.G.B. Section: ……………………………………
Subject: Social Studies Date: _____________ 2013
Activity: Group Classwork
MIDDLE EAST GEOGRAPHY
General Instructions:Follow the instruction belowin order to complete the given
task. Get together in pairs and use your books in order to fill in the information
that is being requested.
Recall Infer Fill List Final Grade
/ 0.8 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 2
I. Recall:Answer the following questions. Try to be as brief as
possible.(0.2 points each)
1) Whatisthe cultural importance of theMiddle East?
2) Whatprizedresourceisfound in theArabianPeninsula?
3) Whichtwowaterwaysheldthemost comercial importance in
theMiddle East and why?
4) Whichtwowaterwaysheldthemost comercial importance in
theMiddle East and why?

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II. Infer: Answer the following question. Try to be as brief as possible.
1) What do youthinkisthemost vital and scarceresource in
theArabianPeninsula? (0.3 points)
III. Fill: Complete the data below.Which features do we find circling the
Middle East? Write at least one per cardinal direction. (0.1 point
each)
North East
South West
IV. List:Complete thedescriptionwiththecorrectname of
thegeographicalfeatureorregion. (0.1 pointeach).
Description Feature/Region
Irrigatedlargeáreas aroundthem, creating a
fertileenvironmentsuitableforagriculture.
A juncture in whichmanydifferentcivilizationsused
as a “road”totradewitheachother.
Waterwaysusedsinceancient times
toentertheBalck Sea.
Itsnameis in Greek and means “in betweenrivers”.
Regionlocatedtotheeast of theMediterranean sea,
betweenmoderndayTurkey and Egypt.