English Social Studies department Grade 7 Quarter one Chapter 2 lesson 1 Geographical terrains in the Arab world

Geographical terrains in the Arab world

The Arab League It is a regional organization that consists of twenty two countries in western Asia and northern Africa

Africa The Arab World Egypt 2- Libya 3- Algeria 4- Tunisia 5- Morocco 6- Mauritania 7- Sudan 8- Djibouti 9- Somalia 10- Comoros

Asia: 11- Syria 12-Lebanon 13- Palestine 14- Iraq 15- Jordon 16- Kuwait 17- Bahrain 18- Qatar 19- U.A emirates 20- Oman 21- Saudi Arabia 22-Yemen

Location of the Arab World North “The Mediterranean Sea West “The Atlantic ocean South “The horn of Africa & the Indian ocean in the southeast East “The Arabian Sea

Geographical terrains in the Arab world Definition of terrains: It is a land of a particular kind. Arab world terrains Three types: 1-huge arid desert 2-fertile south and north 3-high Mountain

Land forms They are features of the earth’s surface Kinds of the landforms Mountain Hill Desert Island Valley Plateaus Plains Ocean River Lake

Landforms: They are natural physical features found on the surface of the earth. they are created by: forces of nature such as “ wind – water – ice” movement of the earth’s plates Some can be created in a few hours, others take millions of years.

Landscapes: Group of landforms in a particular area.

Mountain: They are areas that are much higher than the surrounding land, they are very tall and they have pointed tops.

Hills: They are the areas that are higher than the surrounding land but shorter and rounder than mountains.

Rivers: They are large streams of water that flow across the land.

Lakes: They are bodies of water that land all around them.

Valley: They are areas of low land that are in between mountains or hills.

Plateaus: They are areas that have flat surface and higher than the ground like mountains.

Plains They are large flat areas

Desert: They are area of dry places that can have little or no rain.

Islands: They are area of land that are completely surrounded by water.

Oceans They are large bodies of salty water that cover ¾ of the earth surface.