1. By: Dakota Tuomi of Mrs. Westerlund’s 3 rd /4 th Block http://online.culturegrams.com/multimedia/Naxos.php?scountryname=Israel The Dome of Rock in Jerusalem. It is sacred to the inhabitants.

2. Geography  The absolute location is 31”30’ N, 34”45’ E. It is east of the Mediterranean Sea and northeast of  It is hot and dry in the east and south, it’s a desert in the south, and low costal plains and mountainous everywhere else.  People mostly get around by their cars or local buses. A map of Israel, in portion and the light tan portion is Israel.

3. History  On May 14, 1948 Israel became its own country by declaring independence.  From 1939-1945 the Jews were afflicted, and killed by Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust.  June 5 th,1967-June 10 th,1967 the “Six Day War” occurred. “The Six Day War”;Israel tanks, and other forces fought against Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq and won.

4. Economy: Developed  98% of people can read that are the age of 14 or above.  4.28 babies out of 1,000 babies die at birth.  The average person should live to 80.61 years of age.  92% of all of their land is urban.  2% of people have an agricultural job, and 98% of people have a industrial or commercial job.

5. Economy: Developed  The average person makes $ 28,000 a year.  263% of people possess cars. Boy children are reading on their house’s door steps.

6. Politics  Israel is a democratic republic type of government, which means that the people have power to the government.  Ehud Olmert is the prime minister of Israel. Ehud Olmert laughing.

7. Culture  The main religion is Judaism.  Hebrew is the main spoken language.  Hanukah, Passover, and Ramadan are celebrated holidays.  Israel’s clothing style is a western style, except less formal because of the heat. A girl lights the Menorah during the holiday of Hanukah.

8. Facts and Figures  The population is currently 7,112,359 people, at a growth rate of a 1.713% increase.  The life expectancy for males is 78.54 years of age, and 82.79 years of age for females.  The literacy rate for males is 98.5%, and 95.9% for females. A portion of the 7,112,359 people in Israel at one spot showing how condense the population is in some spots.

9. Interesting Information  The blue star on the flag is called The Star of David.  The Jew’s Sabbath Day is from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday. Israel’s national flag and coat of arms.

10. Interesting Information  Jerusalem is the capital, largest city, and holy/sacred city of Israel, Jews, and Christians.  The most common thing eaten in Israel are: chopped liver, chicken noodle soup, and gefilte fish.  Israel is constantly being in wars/battles and under different controls.

11. Citations  Altman, Linda J. The Creation of Israel. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 1998.  “The Arab-Israeli Conflict.” Prejuce in the Modern World Reference Library. Vol. 2: Almanac. Detroit: UXL, 2007.  “Israel” CIA-World Fact Book. 24 Feb 2009. CIA. 6 Mar 2009 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the- world-factbook/geos/is.htmlhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the- world-factbook/geos/is.html  “Israel” CultureGrams World Edition. 19 May 2009. CultureGrams. 6 Mar 2009http://online.culturegrams.com/main/mla.phphttp://online.culturegrams.com/main/mla.php  Atlas of the Middle East. 2003. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 2003