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1. 1. What do you think that the main exported good of the area is?
2. Between what two towns
does the railroad pass through a valley?
3. What type of clothes would you wear if you lived in this area?
4. Why will it be hard to
get fish out of the lake near town A? 5. Why
do so many people live in the Southwest area?
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Arctic
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=Railroad
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the Polar
Bear

2. Jordan
Created by
Mr. Raponi

3. Objectives
Students will be able to discuss several
unique physical features of Jordan.
Students will be able to discuss the
Bedouins.
Students will be able to discuss the city
of Petra.

5. Jordan
Jordan is 34,445 square
miles, just a wee bit
smaller than the state of
__________________.
The country is
sandwiched between
Saudi Arabia, Syria,
Iraq, and Israel.
Jordan is almost a
landlocked country
except for a 15 mile
shoreline found directly
on the
___________________.

7. Landscape
There is very little land for
animals to graze as
_________ of the land is
classified as desert.
Jordan lacks water
resources. They must
_________________ from
the Jordan River to all areas
of the country to be able to
grow crops.
Farmers are able to grow
wheat, fruits, nuts, and
vegetables for the people.

13. More Land
Parts of Jordan are
extensions of the
_______________________
which we discussed a great
deal about in Africa.
As a result, there are many
different landforms in
Jordan.
One of those landforms
include the
______________________
desert, known for its high
surrounding mountains and
pinkish sand.

16. Moving People
Found throughout many of the
desert and valley areas, you will
find people known as the
______________________, desert
dwellers.
Today, these people make
up _________ of Jordan’s
population.
Most Bedouins are
_____________________ who raise
livestock such as camels, goats,
and sheep.
These people typically live in
desert areas, sleeping in tents
made of goat hair.

22. Inside the Bedouin Tent in Wadi Rum

23. Weird Water Also created by the Jordan
Rift Valley is the saltiest
body of water in the world,
the ___________________.
This body of water is nine
times saltier than the
average ocean. The water is
almost ___________ salt!
It is impossible to sink in the
Dead Sea, the salt makes
people float at the top of the
water.
The Dead Sea is the world’s
lowest point at 1,291 feet
below sea level.

29. Economy of
Jordan
Jordan’s economy is one of
the smallest in the Middle
East. The main cause is that
unlike most of the other
Middle Eastern countries,
Jordan has no
_________________.
Jordan’s main economic
products include potash and
phosphates, both are which
are used in making
fertilizers.
However, Jordan’s economy
is by far based on
________________.
Looks Like Me Doesn’t It?

30. Tourism Between three and four
million people visit Jordan
every year.
Jordan is appealing for a
number of reasons,
 Religious Sites
 Outdoor Activities
 Hiking
 Scuba Diving
 Health Tourism
 People go to bathe in the
healing qualities and
minerals of the Dead Sea
 Culture and Landscape
 Bedouins
 Wadi Rum

31. A World Wonder In 2007, one of Jordan’s
most famous cities was
voted in as one of the New
7 Wonders of the World.
________________, a city
completely carved out of
solid rock mountain, has
been around for 2,300
years. This city is known as
the symbol of Jordan.
Petra’s most famous
building,
__________________, has
many myths and legends
surrounding it and it was
used in the third Indiana
Jones movie as a temple!

46. http://www.petralivecam.com/

47. Government Jordan is a
______________________, which
means that there is a king of
Jordan, but he does not hold all of
the country’s power, he shares
power with elected officials.
Jordan’s king,
___________________________ is
very forward thinking. He is very
much in favor of free elections for
government positions, peace
between religions, and making life
as best as possible for all
Jordanians.
Abdullah II attended high school in
Massachusetts.

49. People of
Jordan
The population of Jordan is right
around 6.5 million and the capital
of the country is
____________________.
Of these people, 92% are
_____________________, and
another 6% are
_______________________.
Jordan values its diverse
population. The tradition of
tolerance and appreciation for
diversity has long been important
to the people and the government.

50. Don’t Mess With Me Goat!