Language and Maps

LANGUAGE AND MAPS ______

USE THE PERSIAN GULF AREA MAP FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

(REFER TO YOUR ATLAS MAPS AND TABLES THAT RELATE TO THE REGIONAL SETTING, SUCH AS CLIMATE AND POLITICAL MAPS TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THESE QUESTIONS)

1. Each block grid (square) is how many miles on each side?

2. How many total square miles are on the map? (approximately)

3. Name the countries found on the map.

4. What major languages are spoken in these countries?

5. What block grid contains the mountainous region found on the map?

6. What is the only major water body on the map?

7. What is another way to “anglo-ize” (spell) Kuwait City?

USE THE BLOCK COORDINATES FOR EACH OF THE QUESTIONS (PERSIAN GULF AREA MAP)

10. AA & QB….What is the stream flow direction and what major river do they enter?

11. AQ….What is covering the ground?

12. BQ….What are sabkhas?

13. BA….What are the parallel lines running NW to SE?

14. MQ & NQ….What is happening to the streams (blue lines)? Why?

15. AP & BP….Describe the feature that runs SW to NE?

16. PA….What are many of the local towns named after?

17. QP….What does the light brown stippling (dotted area) represent?

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DRAW A SIMPLIFIED MAP ON A BLANK PIECE OF PAPER (8 ½ X 11)

-Use the Persian Map for the first map. -Look at a second map in another language - write the terms from both maps in the chart below. (look at the “Geographic Equivalents” or the Glossary on the map) (not all the words will be on both maps)

-Draw an imaginary place with at least 10 of the features

-Label on your map, the above features in English and also in two other languages

TERMS / FEATURES ARABIC LANGUAGE 2ND MAP LANGUAGE Mountain Plain / lowland Gulf / bay Island Strait Lake Cape Harbor Prairie Desert River Peninsula Marsh Sea / ocean Valley Four compass directions Other? Other? Other? Other? Other?