Social Studies - 2019-20
WG.10 a - Regions and Cities of North Africa and Southwest Asia
The student will analyze the characteristics of the North African and Southwest Asian regions by
a) identifying and analyzing the location of major geographic regions and major cities on maps and globes;
Adopted: 2015
BIG IDEAS
UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD
Known also as the Middle East, the
North African and Southwest Asian
regions are comprised of various
countries on two continents.
ESSENTIALS
Major regions and countries
- North Africa
- Morocco, Libya, Egypt, Sudan
- Southwest Asia
- Turkey, Syria, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan
- by GDP – Kuwait – United Arab Emirates – Qatar – Israel
- by Land size – Algeria – Saudi Arabia – Libya
- by Population
– Iran
– Turkey
– Egypt
Major cities
- Baghdad
- Cairo
- Istanbul
- Jerusalem
- Mecca
- Tehran
- Dubai
- Rabat
KEY VOCABULARY
Updated: Jun 13, 2018