Students should have in their folders the class rules and current event handouts. These will remain in their folders throughout the school year.
Binder PagesThey should have the following in their binders:
1. Bell Ringers for 11/3
2. Notes 11/3
3. Guided Reading Activity (GRA) 1
4. Recognizing Propaganda
5. Interpreting an Economic Activity Map
6. GRA 2 Libya
7. Workbook pages 272-291
8. Interpreting a Physical Map
9. Southwest Asia Map
Bell Ringers
11/3 Look at the physical map on page 485 and answer the following. Why is the Suez Canal waterway important?
It allows ships to move more quickly between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea and then into the Indian Ocean.
11/4 Who was Gamal Abdel Nasser and what did he do for Egypt?
He was Egypt's president from 1954-1970 and he made Egypt one of the most powerful countries in the Muslim world.
11/5 Who were the first known people to live in North Africa? Berbers
11/6 What is an aquifer? An underground rock layer that stores large amounts of water.
11/7 No bell ringer today
11/10 Where is the Strait of Gibraltar located and why is it important? It is located between the southern tip of Spain and the northern tip of Morocco. It allows access between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
11/11 Holiday
11/12 What mountains are in the southernmost part of North Africa? The Ahaggar Mountains
11/13 chapter 17 test-no bell ringer
11/18 What nation of Southwest Asia has land in both Asia and Europe? Turkey
11/20 What two areas in Israel are a source of conflict between Jews and Palestinians? The Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
11/21 The most industrialized country in Southwest Asia is ____________. Israel
11/24 The Khyber Pass cuts through the Hindu Kush mountains in what country? Afghanistan
11/25 No bell ringer
