Transcript MapQuest 2: Mesopotamia to Iraq Why Water?

2:
Mesopota
mia
to
Iraq
Why
Water?
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Have 1-2 sheets of paper ready to answer
questions from this Map Quest. Put your name
on the paper.
Put the date on your paper.
Title your paper: MapQuest 2: Mesopotamia to
Iraq
You are expected to use multiple slides to
answer the questions in this Map Quest.
You are required to provide
evidence for your answers.
You are required to provide
evidence for your answers.
You are required to provide evidence
for your
It is
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Do you see the
answers. I really want you to make sure to
Lesson Vocabulary : Before you begin
this
MapQuest,
this table
on
New Words
I know what create
this
My Example
Definition
means,
your paper:
or I can give an
or illustration
(in MY words)!
example ….
Yes /no
Delta
Marsh
Irrigation (or irrigate)
Gender Inequality
Petroleum
When you finish this Map Quest, make sure
you know all of the definitions.
Get one point extra credit for each
additional new
academic word you look up
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/
and define.
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Part 1 : Ancient
Mesopotamia
Subject: Human and
Physical Geography
Answer the questions using
the slides that follow.
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Use slides 6 and 7 to answer
these questions:
1. What does Mesopotamia mean?
2. Identify the two major
rivers that create Mesopotamia.
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KAGAN, 0
"In the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates
rivers (Mesopotamia) and soon after in the
valley of the Nile in Egypt, human beings moved
from a life in agricultural villages, using
tools of wood, bone, shell, and stone, into a
much richer and more varied social organization
that we call civilization"
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Mesopotamia
ancient name
for the land
that lies between
the Tigris
and Euphrates rivers
(in modern Iraq),
from Greek mesopotamia,
literally
"a country between
two rivers,"
from mesos "middle"
+
potamos "river“.
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Use slides 9 and 10 to answer
these questions:
3. Describe the major landforms
that border the region of
Mesopotamia that are less
hospitable to human settlement.
4. Predict why the geography of
Mesopotamia makes it a likely
area for the rise of
civilization.
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Part 2: Modern Iraq
Subject: Human and
Physical Geography
Economics, Energy
and Gender
Answer the questions using the
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Use slides 13-14 to answer these
questions:
6. Compare where the current
population of Iraq has settled
with your knowledge of ancient
settlement patterns.
7. Examine the map of Economic
Activity. Identify the
agricultural goods. Use the
dictionary for terms and words
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Use slides 13 and 16 to help
answer these questions:
9. Describe one way Iraq
produces electricity.
10. Predict what might happen if
countries north of Iraq dammed
the rivers.
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Iraq's largest hydropower dam grinds to halt
By Anwar Faruqi (AFP) – Jan 27, 2011
BAGHDAD — Record low water levels at Iraq's largest hydroelectric dam have ground
turbines there to a halt, amplifying a power shortage that led to riots last summer, a top
official said on Thursday.
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"The installed power generation capacity of Mosul's hydroelectric plant is 1,175
megawatts, but the current production is zero, because the turbines need a minimum
water level of 307 metres (1,007 feet) to operate," he added.
He said half of the water to the dam was coming from Turkey, and the rest from Iran and
the mountains of Iraq.
The Tigris and Euphrates which gave Iraq its ancient name of Mesopotamia, meaning
"land of two rivers," reach Iraq through Turkey.
The Tigris flows directly from Turkey, and the Euphrates goes from Turkey through Syria,
then flows to Iraq. Water projects in the two countries have had a severe impact on Iraq.
Mahdi said Iraq also was eyeing with extreme worry Turkey's controversial Aliso dam on
the Tigris, work on which began in 2006.
"If Aliso is completed, it will finish with the Tigris in Iraq completely," Mahdi said.
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ixoIxU2WuFezbANlU067Hbbf4s6Q?docId=C
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NG.57025422a2e911c2f1cb922750725d5c.5a1&hl=en
Use slide 18 to answer these
questions:
11. What does the acronym HDI
stand for?
12. List the three dimensions of
HDI.
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13. GDP per capita means the
whole country GDP is divided by
the population.
So, if the GDP of this class was
$500, and there were 30 students,
the GDP per capita would be 16.6.
(500/30 = 16.6)
Living Standards means the level of
comfort of life. This includes
access to food, clean water, and
good ol’ stuff (like cars, houses,
video games, fancy clothes, etc.)
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Use slides 23 and 24 to answer
these questions:
14. List the three dimensions of
Gender Inequality Index.
15. Describe three of the five
indicators of Gender Inequality
Index.
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Did you know?
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Fetching water is part of the gender inequality
In rural Benin, girls ages 6-14 spend an average of one hour a day collecting water compared with 25
minutes for their brothers.
In 12% of households children carry the main responsibility for collecting water, with girls under 15
years of age being twice as likely to carry this responsibility as boys under the age of 15 years.
Providing access to clean water close to the home can dramatically reduce women’s workloads, and
free up time for other economic activities. For their daughters, this time can be used to attend
school.
Sanitation is one of the major challenges faced in overcoming gender inequalities
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Inadequate access to safe, hygienic and private sanitation facilities is a source of shame, physical
discomfort and insecurity for millions of women across the world. Cultural norms frequently make it
unacceptable for women to be seen defecating—forcing many women to leave home before dawn
or after nightfall to maintain privacy.
When women have to wait until dark to defecate and urinate in the open they tend to drink less
during the day, resulting in all kinds of health problems such as urinary tract infections.
One problem that has been observed is that the latrine designs, especially for primary and
secondary schools, are mainly prepared by male masons. The tendency therefore has been to
construct latrines which are not sensitive to the special needs of girls. This has resulted in girls
staying away from schools when they are menstruating, even when their schools have latrines. In
the case of small boys too, the urinals are often too high. Moreover, it is important that separate
sanitary latrines are constructed for boys, in order to prevent boys from taking over the latrines that
are meant for the girls.
Sources:
Human Development Report 2006. Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2006.
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Progress on sanitation and drinking water: 2010 update. WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP), 2010.
Mainstreaming Gender in Water Management. Resource Guide. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Gender and Water Alliance (GWA), 2006.
Use slide 22 to help answer these
questions:
16. Summarize four reasons why
gender inequality is linked to
access to water.
17. Create a plan to increase
education access for girls in
Iraq.
18. Evaluate whether the GII
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Use slide 27 – 30 to answer
this question:
19. Create a caption for each
photo of Arab Marshes.
Be sure to reference the slide
number.
a. Slide 28
b. Slide 29
c. Slide 30
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Mudhif – reed architecture of the marsh Arab
– Tigris and Euphrates delta.
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Part 3: Synthesis
(Putting everything
you learned
together)
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20. Respond in one paragraph (5-6
sentences):
How is access to water a
critical component of a
civilization?
Topic Sentence
Evidence 1
Evidence 2
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