Welcome to MENA!

What does MENA stand for? What are some familiar words you may know

about this region of the world? So what’s located here?

Ummm…What did you say?

Vocabulary terms you need to know while studying this region:

Civilization, ethnic group, nationalism, interdependence, globalization, fundamentalism, human rights

Essential Questions

How does where people live influence how they live?

What are the fundamental core beliefs of each major religion? What are the essential commonalities of all religions? The essential differences?

Why has interdependence led to globalization? What are the driving forces and consequences of globalization?

How can conflict influence political, social, and economic change?

CountriesWestern SaharaMoroccoAlgeriaTunisiaLibyaEgyptAfghanistanIranIraqKuwaitSyriaLebanonBahrainCyrusIsraelJordanOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaTurkeyYemenUnited Arab Emirates

Island RegionsCanary IslandsMadeira Islands

LandformsSyrian DesertHindu KushSahara DesertArabian DesertLibyan DesertGreat Salt Desert

(Dasht-E-Kavir)Arabian PeninsulaAtlas MountainsAhaggar MountainsTaurus MountainsPontic MountainsZagros MountainsPlateau of IranAnatolian Plateau

Bodies of WaterTigris RiverNile RiverEuphrates RiverJordan RiverMediterranean SeaBlack SeaCaspian SeaPersian GulfGulf of OmanArabian SeaGulf of AdenRed SeaDead SeaSuez CanalStraits of Gibraltar

Map of MENA

Early Civilization Mesopotamia http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?

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Ancient Egypt

http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view?assetGuid=78885b78-6229-4fe4-9d55-9c4416174dc9

Arab Spring

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/these-are-not-just-facebook-revolutions-20110222-1b41x.html

Jerusalem Home to 3 major religions http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?

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