Directions for Completing the Map Exercises

Students must follow the directions below:

·        All countries, cities and physical features must be located on the enclosed maps

·        Students need to purchase or borrow from the teacher several colored pens to complete these exercises

·        The blue pen should be used to locate all water bodies- oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers. (Trace the course the rivers with the blue pen and label it.)

·        The red pen should be used to locate all cities on the map

·        The brown pen should be used to locate all mountains, plateaus or plains. (Draw a circle around mountain ranges, plateaus, etc.)

·        The black pen should be used to label all states or other territorial divisions.

North Africa and Middle East Map #7
Locate the following places on the North Africa map.

Arab North Africa:

Countries                                                        Cities

Egypt                                                               Cairo [KY-roh], Alexandria

Libya                                                                Tripoli [TRIP-uh-lee]

Tunisia (Too-NEE-zee-ah]                                Tunis

Algeria [Al-JEER-ee-ah]                                  Algiers,

Morocco [Moor-AWK-oh]                               Rabat, Fez, Casablanca

Eastern Mediterranean  

Locate the following places on the Middle East Map

Countries                                                        Cities

Turkey                                                             Istanbul, Ankara

Lebanon                                                           Beirut [Bay-ROOT]

Cyprus [SY-prus]

Jordan                                                              Amman

Israel                                                                Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa

Syria [SEER-ee-ah]                                          Damascus [Duh-MAS-kis]

Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula  

Locate the following places on the Middle East Map

Countries                                                        Cities

Saudi Arabia [SAW-dee Ah-RAY-bee-ah]      Riyadh,  Mecca,  Medina, Jedah, 
                                                                        Ad Dammam

Oman [o-MAHN]          

Yemen [YEH-men]                                           Sana

United Arab Emirates [EHM-er-its]

Qatar [Ka-TAR]                                              Doha

Kuwait [Kuh-WAYT]                                      Kuwait City

Iran                                                                  Tehran, Tabriz, Abadan, Isfahan

Iraq [Eer-AK]                                                  Baghdad [BAG-dad]

Baharain (bah-rain)

Occupied Territories (Israeli controlled)

West Bank                                                       Jerusalem,  Bethlehem,  Hebron

Gaza                                                               

Physical Features: Map #8

Mountains:

Atlas Mountains

Elburz Mts (el-boorz)

Al Nijaz and Asir Mountains

Zagros Mountains (zah-gruss)

Water Bodies

Caspian Sea

Black Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Red Sea

Dead Sea

Persian Gulf

Gulf of Oman

Straits of Hormuz

Lake Nasser

Gulf of Aqaba (ah-kuh-buh)

Gulf of Aden

Aswan High Dam

Suez Canal

Rivers

Nile River

Tigris River [TY-gris]

Euphrates River (yoo frate-eeze)

Jordan River

Deserts

Sahara Desert

Arabian Desert

Ar Rub Al Khali