Description
Your students will love learning about geography, environmental issues, and diverse cultures found in the Middle East with these engaging, no prep reading activity packets! This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s academically-aligned for ELA and for social studies. Plus, it’s so easy to use that you can even leave it for sub plans or homework packets!
Resource 1: Geography in Southwest Asia Reading (Physical Features SS7G5a)
- Passage (leveled for 7th grade)
- Map Activities
- Fill-in-the-Blank Activity
- Application of Knowledge Activity
- Answer Keys
Resource 2: Geography in Southwest Asia Reading (Key Nations SS7G5b)
- Passage (leveled for 7th grade)
- Map Activities
- Fill-in-the-Blank Activity
- Application of Knowledge Activity
- Completed Map for Student Notes
- Answer Keys
Resource 3: Water Pollution & Unequal Access Reading (SS7G6a)
- Passage (leveled for 7th grade)
- Cause-and-Effect Graphic Organizer
- Matching & Multiple Choice Activity
- Writing Activity
- Illustration Activity
- Answer Keys
Resource 4: Population Patterns in Southwest Asia (SS7G7a)
- Passage (leveled for 7th grade)
- Graphic Organizer
- Matching Activity
- Multiple Choice Activity
- Map Activity
- Answer Keys
Resource 5: Religious & Ethnic Groups in Southwest Asia (SS7G8a)
- Passage (leveled for 7th grade)
- Graphic Organizer
- Matching Activity
- Multiple Choice Activity
- Answer Keys
Resource 6: Religions in Ethnic Groups in Southwest Asia (SS7G8b)
- Passage (leveled for 7th grade)
- Graphic Organizer
- Matching Activity
- Multiple Choice Activity
- Answer Keys
Resource 7: Religions in Southwest Asia (SS7G8c)
- Passage (leveled for 7th grade)
- Graphic Organizer
- Fill-in-the-Blank
- Multiple Choice Activity
- Writing Activity
- Illustration Activity
- Answer Keys
FAQs
Are answer keys included?
Yes. The answer keys are included as the last pages of the resource download.
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Standards Covered
Standards Covered:
❏ Georgia Standards of Excellence
SS7G5 Locate selected features in Southwest Asia (Middle East).
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Euphrates River, Jordan River, Tigris River, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, and Red Sea.
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Gaza Strip, and West Bank.
SS7G6 Explain the impact of environmental issues across Southwest Asia (Middle East).
a. Explain how water pollution and the unequal access to water impacts irrigation and drinking water.
SS7G7 Explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Southwest Asia (Middle East).
a. Describe how the deserts and rivers of Southwest Asia (Middle East) impact trade and affect where people live.
SS7G8 Analyze the diverse cultural characteristics of the people who live in Southwest Asia (Middle East).
a. Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group.
b. Describe the diversity of religions within Southwest Asian (Middle Eastern) ethnic groups (e.g., Arabs, Persians, and Kurds).
c. Compare and contrast the prominent religions in Southwest Asia (Middle East): Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.
Click here to view the full Georgia Standards of Excellence.
