Central and Southwest Asia Map Assignment (H) Map Instructions:

1. Color Iraq , Afghanistan, Israel and Syria RED.

2. Color Iran, Tajikistan and Yemen ORANGE.

3. Color Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Egypt PURPLE.

4. Color Turkey, Turkmenistan, Bahrain, and Nepal GREEN.

5. Color Kazakhstan, Lebanon, and Qatar YELLOW.

6. Color Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Oman BLUE.

7. Color the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, and Jordan PINK.

8. Draw PURPLE STRIPES in India and Saudi Arabia.

9. Circle the Arabian Peninsula.

10. Draw BLACK lines along the borders between a. Pakistan and India, b. Iraq and Iran, c. Armenia and Azerbaijan, d. Russia and Georgia, e. Iraq and Kuwait, and f. around the entire border of Israel.

11. Label 6 seas, 3 gulfs, and a bay.

12. Draw mountains in Nepal and label this mountain range.

13. Label Russia and China.

Answer the following questions:

1.What do you think the black lines you drew on some of the international borders indicate?

2. What religion dominates most of the countries on this map?

3. List three exceptions—countries on this map that are NOT dominated by the religion you listed above.

4. What two countries on this map have the largest populations?

5. You must learn the names, spelling, and location of all 27 countries shown on this map. Using the “intelligence” for which you have the greatest strength (according to the Multiple Intelligences activity), explain below how you will remember at least 15 of those countries. (You can create several mnemonics or memory tricks—you don’t have to remember (and I don’t recommend trying to learn) all the countries using only one mnemonic.)

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