68 On a historical map locate and describe the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Zagros and Caucuses Mountains Persian Gulf Caspian and Black Sea Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee and explain why the region is referred to as the Fertile Crescent ID: 280494
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Geography of the Fertile Crescent
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On a historical map, locate and describe the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Zagros and Caucuses Mountains, Persian Gulf, Caspian and Black Sea, Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee and explain why the region is referred to as the Fertile Crescent. Slide2
Introduction
: What do you see? Slide3
Words to Know
Fertile
–
producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or
crops
Silt – fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment
CRESCENT Slide4Slide5
Web Quest Sites
Website #1 - Interactive Map of Mesopotamia:
http://
www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/imaps/AC_03_079_mesopotamia/AC_03_079_mesopotamia.html
Website #2 – The Fertile Crescent:
http://
ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/eCUIP_CD-SAMPLE/diglib/social/mideast/atlas/index.htmlWebsite #3 – Explore Mesopotamia: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/geography/explore/exp_set.htmlSlide6
Student Reflection
Using your notes
made from
the web quest, answer
the following question in a concise paragraph:
What physical processes impact the features and shape of the Fertile Crescent?