1. Take 5 minutes to review for your map quiz. We will take it first.

2. SWA & North Africa Twin Notes
SSWG3 The student will describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary North Africa/Southwest Asia.
f. Explain why this region contains areas on two different continents.

3. Number Missed
Grade 1 95 2 90 3 85 4 80 5 75 6 70 7 65 8 60 9 55 10 50 11 45 12 40 13 35

4. Why are they in the same region?
Climate
Religion
Standard of living
Natural Resources
Environmental issues

5. Climate Both N. Africa and SWA are primarily arid, hot desert regions
Exceptions:
Highlands of Turkey & Iran
Mediterranean coast of Morocco
Very little arable land for farming as a result of the climate

6. Religion Primary religion of SWA and NA is Islam (Sunni & Shia)
Exceptions:
Christians & Jews in Israel, Jordan, Syria
Islam also influences government decisions and the law in many countries.
Often sources of conflict

7. Standard of Living
Most countries in SWA & NA have a comparable standard of living
Standard of living = how good your life is
This does not mean that it is high—some are higher than others.
Saudi Arabia has a higher standard of living than Iraq
When compared with the rest of Africa, North Africa has the higher standard of living.

8. Natural Resources
The primary natural resource throughout NA & SWA is oil (petroleum).
Because of world dependence on oil, countries with oil have an option for great wealth.
Countries in the area who don’t have oil sometimes refine it or turn it into chemicals or plastic.

9. Environmental Issues
Most of these countries share the following environmental issues:
Lack of freshwater
Pollution
Deforestation-cutting down of trees
Overgrazing
Desertification-turning arable land into desert

10. Twins Fraternal Identical Look almost exactly the same
Usually almost identical in DNA
Often different genders
Usually look different
Very different in personality

11. Twins Assignment
Choose 1 country in North Africa and 1 country in Southwest Asia to research on the iPad
Make a list of similarities and differences between those 2 countries
Decide if the countries are identical or fraternal twins