Creator: Max Fisher | visit site
Grade Range: 6 - 11
Learn about the complex and changing borders and demographics of the Middle East through the view of 40 different maps. The maps offer a look at the region from many perspectives such as religion, Arabic dialects, and Oil and Gas in the Middle East. Click any map to view the larger image. All maps also include a short explanation of the contents and many include links to additional information. A few maps are presented via video on YouTube. If your district blocks YouTube, the videos may not be viewable.
In the Classroom
Use this site as an anticipatory set or "activator" to introduce a unit or lesson on a projector or interactive whiteboard. Be sure to include this site on your class webpage for students to access both in and outside of class for further practice. Create a link to these maps on classroom computers for students to explore on their own. Use an online tool such as an Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here, to compare different countries, religions, or time periods included in the maps.
At Home
Share these maps with your student as an excellent reference to learn about the history behind the tumult in the Middle East. Suggest your son or daughter share this tool, or one of the maps, with classmates for a current events assignment.
Tags
maps, middle east, religions, israel, iraq, iran,
Subjects
Current Events, Geography (US/World), History & Culture: Middle East, Social Studies, Social Studies,