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EVA 4-C

Jordan

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Contents

1. Introduction page 3 2. The Geography of Jordan page 4 3. The Map of Jordan page 5 4. The flag of Jordan page 6 3. Climate in Jordan page 7 4. Culture in Jordan page 8 5. Economy of Jordan page 9 6. History of Jordan page 10 7. Interesting facts page 11 8. History page12 9. Conclusion page 13 10. Bibliography page 14

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Introduction

I picked Jordan as my country because I love Jordan. I think that you will really like my pages. Especially interesting facts. You could see what page it is in the contents. Well you will really learn something's of my pages. There are several facts in each paragraph. I especially like Geography because you can learn what the tallest mountain is, and you will also know what landforms Jordan has. I hope that you will also enjoy the pictures that I put. Guess what!? Even I leaned a lot while I was doing my research. Now I hope that you will enjoy the rest of my pages.

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The Map of Jordan

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The Flag of Jordan

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T H E H I G H E S T M O U N TA I N I N J O R D A N I S J A B A L U M M A D. J O R D A N I S S U R R O U N D E D W I T H S Y R I A

O N T H E N O R T H S I D E , S A U D I A R A B I A O N T H E S O U T H A N D S O U T H - E A S T

S I D E . I S R A E L A N D T H E T E R R I T O RY O F PA L E S T I N E O N T H E W E S T S I D E .

J O R D A N H A S 3 S E A S : T H E R E D S E A , T H E B L A C K S E A A N D O F C O U R S E , T H E D E A D S E A .

J O R D A N H A S O N LY A F E W K I N D S O F L A N D F O R M S. F O R E XA M P L E J O R D A N H A S 3 S E A S, I T H A S M O U N TA I N S, R I V E R S, A N D H I L L S . J O R D A N G O E S A F E W M I L E S O F L A N D N E A R T H E R E D S E A . I T C O V E R S 3 5 , 0 0 0 S Q A R E M I L E S

M A K I N G I T A B O U T T H E S I Z E O F K E N T U C KY I N T H E U. S . A .

J O R D A N C A N B E D I V I D E D I N T O F O U R G E O G R A P H I C A L A R E A S, E A C H W I T H I T S

D I S T I N C T I V E P H Y S I C A L F E AT U R E S .

Geography

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  T H E D R Y S E A S O N I N J O R D A N I S B E T W E E N M A Y A N D O C T O B E R , A N D T H E R A I N F A L L I S I N T H E W I N T E R F R O M N O V E M B E R U N T I L M A R C H . T H E

A V E R A G E T E M P E R A T U R E V A R I E S F R O M S U M M E R T H E H I G H E S T T E M P E R A T U R E I S A B O U T 3 8 C I N T H E D E A D S E A . I N A M M A N T H E C A P I T A L C I T Y O F J O R D A N I T S A B O U T 1 2 C U N T I L 1 4 C .

I T S O M E T I M E S E V E N S N O W S T H E R E . C A N Y O U I M A G I N E T H AT I T O N LY R A I N S 2 1 D AY S D U R I N G T H E W I N T E R I N T H E D RY S E A S O N I N J O R D A N I S B E T W E E N M AY A N D O C T O B E R , A N D T H E R A I N FA L L

I S I N T H E W I N T E R F R O M N O V E M B E R U N T I L M A R C H . T H E AV E R A G E T E M P E R AT U R E VA R I E S F R O M S U M M E R T H E H I G H E S T

T E M P E R AT U R E I S A B O U T 3 8 C I N T H E D E A D S E A . I N A M M A N T H E C A P I TA L C I T Y O F J O R D A N I T S A B O U T 1 2 C U N T I L 1 4 C .

I T S O M E T I M E S E V E N S N O W S T H E R E . C A N Y O U I M A G I N E T H AT I T O N LY R A I N S 2 1 D AY S D U R I N G T H E W I N T E R I N J O R D A N ?

S A D LY J O R D A N I S S U P P O S E D T O R U N O U T O F WAT E R I N A B O U T 1 5 Y E A R S . T H AT W H Y Y O U S H O U L D N O T WA S T E T H E WAT E R ,

O T H E R C O U N T R I E S W I L L A L S O R U N O U T O F WAT E R , N O T T H AT S O O N B U T M AY B E I N A B O U T 1 0 0 Y E A R S .

S O, I F Y O U C A R E A B O U T C O U N T R I E S T H AT M I G H T B E C O M E A D E S E R T D O N O T WA S T E WAT E R !

Climate in Jordan 

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T H E L A N G U A G E I N J O R D A N I S M O S T L Y A R A B I C A N D A L I T T L E B I T O F E N G L I S H . T H E I N D E P E N D E N T S D A Y I S O N M A Y 2 5 .

T H E E T H N I C G R O U P S A R E T H E A R A B , T H E B E D O U I N , T H E C I R C A S S I A ' S , T H E C H E C H E N S , A N D T H E A R M E N I A N S . T H E R E L I G I O U S M U S L I M I N J O R D A N A R E T H E S U N N I , A N D T H E S H I A M U S L I M S . T H E R E I S L I K E B E T W E E N 3 % A N D 5 % O F C H R I S T I A N S . T H E F O O D I N J O R D A N

I S V E R Y T A S T Y. T H E B E S T F O O D I N J O R D A N I S F A L A F E L . T H E F O O D A L S O S T H E L A N G U A G E I N J O R D A N I S M O S T LY A R A B I C A N D A L I T T L E

B I T O F E N G L I S H . T H E I N D E P E N D E N T S D A Y I S O N M A Y 2 5 .T H E F I R S T T I M E T H E Y C E L E B R A T E D T H E I N D E P E N D E N T S D A Y W A S I N

1 9 4 6 . T H E E T H N I C G R O U P S A R E T H E A R A B , T H E B E D O U I N , T H E C I R C A S S I A ' S , T H E C H E C H E N S , A N D T H E A R M E N I A N S . T H E R E L I G I O U S M U S L I M I N J O R D A N A R E T H E S U N N I , A N D T H E S H I A M U S L I M S . T H E R E I S L I K E B E T W E E N 3 % A N D 5 % O F C H R I S T I A N S . T H E F O O D I N J O R D A N

I S V E R Y T A S T Y. T H E B E S T F O O D I N J O R D A N I S F A L A F E L . T H E F O O D A L S O S I M I L A R T O T H E S Y R I A N , T H E L E B A N E S E , A N D T H E I R A Q U I E N F O O D . T H E Y E A T M E A T A N D M O S T LY L A M B , A N D C H I C K E N I S E A T E N

W I T H F L A T B R E A D C A L L E D P I T T A . O L I V E I S E A T E N W I T H E V E R Y M E A L O R S N A C K . T H E C O M M O N J O R D A N I A N C H A R A C T E R I S C S A R E T H E S E : A L M O S T A L L M E N S M O K E . O N L Y A F E W K E E P P E T S , M O S T P E O P L E D R I V E F A S T ( E S P E C I A L L Y M E N ) . M O S T P E O P L E D O N O T L I K E T O

E X E R C I S E . M E N D O N O T L I K E T O W E A R S I L K , G O L D , D I A M O N D S O R S I LV E R , T H E Y T H I N K T H E Y A R E M A D E F O R O N LY W O M A N . J O R D A N H A S

A L I T T L E B I T O F V I O L E N T C R I M E L I K E L E B A N O N . T H A T ’ S W H A T I K N O W A B O U T C U LT U R E I N J O R D A N

Culture

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JORDAN HAS A FEW NATURAL RESOURCES. LAND IS LARGELY TOO DRY FOR RAISING CROPS.

STRONG. ITS STARTING TO USE MODERN ECONOMY. JORDAN IS BEGINNING TO SUPPORT

AID FROM GREAT BRITTAN AND THE U.S.A . JORDAN'S KING MET OBAMA TO TALK ABOUT MONEY. THE EXPORT OF JORDAN IS : PAPER,

CARDBOARD, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND OTHER STUFF. THE IMPORT OF JORDAN IS :

MANUFACTURED GOODS, MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT, EQUIPMENT, CRUDE OIL AND

PETROLEUM, PRODUCTS FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS.

Economy

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IN 1993 TOUJAN FAISAL WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE ELECTED FOR JORDAN PARLIAMENT. THE CAPITAL CITY OF

AMMAN WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT ON 7 HILLS KNOWN AS JABALS, NOW AMMAN

SPANS 19 JABALS. PEOPLE LIVED IN JORDAN FOR ABOUT 200 ,000 YEARS.

JORDAN USED TO BE PART OF PALESTINE. EARLY KINGDOMS INCLUDING AMMAN MOAN AND EDDEM CONTROLLED FROM THE 1200BC. ASSYRIANS BABYLONIANS PERSIANS SELEUCIDS AND THE ROMAN EMPIRE LATER RULED THE REGION. IN

THE AD 600S ARAB INVADERS BROUGHT ISLAM TO THE AREA.

History

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JORDAN HAS THE DEAD SEA WHICH CONTAINS A LOT OF SALT. THE DEAD SEA IS

ALSO THE LOWEST POINT ON EARTH. THE SHARP HORNED ORYX A DESERT-LOVING

RELATIVE OF DEER AND ANTELOPE , L IVES IN JORDAN. YOU COULD ALSO VIS IT MANY NICE

AND BEAUTIFUL PLACES. FOR EXAMPLE PETRA, AQUABA, AND OTHER BEAUTIFUL

PLACES. JORDAN’S KING IS FROM THE HASHEMITE FAMILY, WHICH DESCENDS

DIRECTLY FROM THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD. KING ABDULLAH OFTEN LIVED IN A TENT EVEN AFTER THE PALACE WAS BUILD FOR

HIM. KING HUSSEIN 'S FOURTH WIFE , QUEEN NOOR WAS AN AMERICAN.

Interesting Facts

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JORDAN IS A PRETTY AWESOME COUNTRY. JORDAN CAN BE REALLY INTERESTING IN HISTORY, CULTURE, CLIMATE, AND LOTS OF OTHER STUFF. I

LEARNED A LOT ABOUT GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, AND A LOT ABOUT OTHER STUFF. I AM ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN GEOGRAPHY. I LEARNED THAT

JORDAN HAS ONLY A FEW LANDFORMS. THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN JORDAN IS JABAL UMM AD.

FROM CLIMATE I LEARNED THAT JORDAN IS ONE OF THE DRIEST COUNTRIES ON EARTH. IN

CULTURE I LEARNED THAT THERE ARE MANY ETHNIC GROUPS FOR EXAMPLE THE BEDOUIN THE

ARMENIANS AND A LOT OF OTHER GROUPS. IT ’S PRETTY COOL TO STUDY SOCIAL STUDIES FOR ME.

YOU SHOULD TRY IT SOME TIME.

Conclusion

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1 . CULTURES OF THE WORLD JORDAN BY COLEMAN SOUTH 2008

2 . HISTORICAL ATLASES OF SOUTH ASIA, CENTRAL ASIA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST

A HISTORICAL ATLAS OF JORDANBY AMY ROMANO

2009

Bibliography

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