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for the blanks:
(See the word bank at the bottom of 8 - 27.)
The Pictures:
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Tips
for completing the map:
Students should work from the finished map shown on the Internet support site or from our overhead transparency map collection. Emphasize neatness from the beginning! Ask students to color the rivers and the Suez canal first, using a blue color pencil. Remind them to keep right on top of the dotted lines. The labeling of the rivers and other water bodies should be done next, using a #2 pencil, since color pencils are not very good for small lettering. A blue ball point pen can be used, but of course mistakes cannot easily be erased. Once all the labeling is in place, students can color the Mediterranean Sea and the other water bodies with a light blue pencil. (The water body on the upper right is part of the Caspian Sea, but it does not need to be labeled on this map.) Finally, have students color Israel and the West Bank,
and mark the color key with the appropriate colors.
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Four symbols illustrating aspects of the Middle East. The Star of
David is a symbol of the Jewish faith and Israel. The Crescent (of
the Moon) is a symbol of the Muslin faith, which is widespread throughout
the Arab world. The oil barrel and gas pump symbolize the source
of much of the wealth of Middle Eastern countries.