American Heritage School
NASWA
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Honors
World
Geography
Tavernia
2016-2017
Northern Africa and Southwest Asia
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Naming This Pivotal Realm
Hearths of Culture
Stage for Islam
Islam Divided
The Power and Peril of Oil
Fragmented Modernization
The Arab Spring and It’s Aftermath
Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin
The Maghreb and Its Neighbors
The Middle East: Crucible of Conquest
The Arabian Peninsula
The Empire States
Turkestan: The Six States of Central Asia
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Naming This Pivotal Realm
Packet I - North Africa and Southwest Asia
TOPIC WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Vocabulary
NASWA
Honors World Geography - Tavernia
Topic Workshop Objectives:
TSWBAT discuss why we call this realm North Africa/Southwest Asia and not
the Arab or Islamic World or the Middle East.
Notebook Response Questions:
1. How did this realm mistakenly get the name “the Middle East”?
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Hearths of Culture
Packet I - North Africa and Southwest Asia
TOPIC WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Vocabulary
Cultural Geography
Culture Hearths
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Landscapes
Fertile Crescent
Hydraulic Civilization Theory
Climate Change
Honors World Geography - Tavernia
Topic Workshop Objectives:
TSWBAT explain the term “culture hearth” and briefly trace the rise of the fall
of the realm’s two culture hearths.
Notebook Response Questions:
2. Name the major world religions born in this realm and explain their effect on
the realm over history.
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Stage for Islam
Packet I - North Africa and Southwest Asia
TOPIC WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Vocabulary
Ramadan
Hajj
Spatial Diffusion
Expansion Diffusion
Relocation Diffusion
Contagious Diffusion
Hierarchical Diffusion
Islamization
Levant
Honors World Geography - Tavernia
Topic Workshop Objectives:
TSWBAT describe the emergence, evolution, and expansion of Islam from
Saudi Arabia to much of the rest of the world.
Notebook Response Questions:
3. Name and describe the five pillars of Islam.
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Islam Divided
Packet I - North Africa and Southwest Asia
TOPIC WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Vocabulary
Shi’ite
Sunni
Shah
Imam
Stateless Nations
Honors World Geography - Tavernia
Topic Workshop Objectives:
TSWBAT analyze Islam’s Sunni/Shi’a split and its evolution into modern times,
including the rise of fundamentalism (revivalism) in recent years.
Notebook Response Questions:
4. What is the main difference between a Sunni and Shi’ite muslim?
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The Power and Peril of Oil
Packet I - North Africa and Southwest Asia
TOPIC WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Vocabulary
Choke Points
Suez Canal
Strait of Hormuz
Honors World Geography - Tavernia
Topic Workshop Objectives:
TSWBAT describe the geography of oil, its huge concentration in North Africa/
Southwest Asia, and the enormous impact it has made on this realm.
Notebook Response Questions:
5. List and describe the TEN consequences of the discovery of oil in this
region.
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Fragmented Modernization
Packet I - North Africa and Southwest Asia
TOPIC WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Vocabulary
Fragmented Modernization
League of Nations
Religious Revivalism
Jihad
Taliban
Wahhabism
Al-Qaeda
Honors World Geography - Tavernia
Topic Workshop Objectives:
TSWBAT describe the impacts of oil, politics, and religion on the region.
Notebook Response Questions:
6. What is meant by the “uneven impact” of oil in this realm?
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The Arab Spring and Its Neighbors
Packet I - North Africa and Southwest Asia
TOPIC WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Vocabulary
Jasmine Revolution
Domino Effect
Arab Spring
Political Regimes
Honors World Geography - Tavernia
Topic Workshop Objectives:
TSWBAT illustrate the differences between proponents of democratic reform
and religious revival in the region.
Notebook Response Questions:
7. What single act led to the beginning of the Jasmine Revolution which led
to the Arab Spring of 2011?
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Egypt and the Lower Nile Basin
Packet I - North Africa and Southwest Asia
TOPIC WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Vocabulary
Cultural Revival
Basin Irrigation
Fellaheen
Turkish Model
Honors World Geography - Tavernia
Topic Workshop Objectives:
TSWBAT identify the basic geography of Egypt and Sudan, particularly the
forces that have divided Sudan.
Notebook Response Questions:
8. What was the crisis in Darfur?
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The Maghreb and its Neighbors
Packet I - North Africa and Southwest Asia
TOPIC WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Vocabulary
Maghreb
Rain Shadow Effect
Police State
Honors World Geography - Tavernia
Topic Workshop Objectives:
TSWBAT indicate the physical and human geography of Algeria, Morocco,
Tunisia, and surrounding countries.
Notebook Response Questions:
9. What is the current status of the Western Sahara?
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The Middle East: Crucible of Conquest
Packet I - North Africa and Southwest Asia
TOPIC WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Vocabulary
Middle East
Stateless Nations
Honors World Geography - Tavernia
Topic Workshop Objectives:
TSWBAT describe the human geography of the crescent of countries between
Israel and Iraq, and the conflicts that plague this region.
Notebook Response Questions:
10. What are five sources of contention between Israel and its neighboring
states?
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The Arabian Peninsula
Packet I - North Africa and Southwest Asia
TOPIC WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Vocabulary
KAEC
KEC
Choke Point
Honors World Geography - Tavernia
Topic Workshop Objectives:
TSWBAT discuss the cultural, political, and geography of Saudi Arabia and the
smaller, oil-rich countries on its perimeter.
Notebook Response Questions:
11. What relationship does Bahrain have with the United States?
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The Empire States
Packet I - North Africa and Southwest Asia
TOPIC WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Vocabulary
Qanats
Honors World Geography - Tavernia
Topic Workshop Objectives:
TSWBAT describe the geography of Turkey and Iran, and the issues
confronting each country.
Notebook Response Questions:
12. What reservations does the EU have in admitting Turkey as a full member?
Are these reservations justified?
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Turkestan: The Six States of Central Asia
Packet I - North Africa and Southwest Asia
TOPIC WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Vocabulary
Forward Capital
Buffer State
Taliban
Al-Qaeda
Honors World Geography - Tavernia
Topic Workshop Objectives:
TSWBAT restate the geographical issues faced by the five countries of former
Soviet central Asia plus conflict ridden Afghanistan.
Notebook Response Questions:
13. What is the current relationship between the nations of the Turkestan region
and Russia? And China?