Human Geography in Action: Layers of Tradition (pgs 41-48)
The Middle East (pgs 41-45): Complete the following tasks as you read. You DO NOT need to use complete sentences!
1. Before reading, list five things that come to mind when you hear
a. The Southwest:
b. The Middle East
2.
What two movies gave many Americans their impressions of the Middle East the first half century? What
impressions did Americans have?
3. Identify five events that shaped the average Americans impression of the Middle East in the second half of the
century.
4. What two places did Al-Qaeda attack on 9-11 and why were they chosen?
5. Give five reasons why experts believe Al-Qaeda attacked the US on 9-11.
6. What cultural stereo types does Al-Qaeda paint of the West? How about the West of the Middle East?
7. Describe some of the cultural diversity of the Middle East that both Al-Qaeda and Westerners dismiss.
8. Explain each role of the “ecological trilogy.”
a. Village
b. Tribe
c. City
9. Identify three ways in which colonization of the Middle East lay the foundation for the problems it faces today.
10. Look at figures 2.5-2.11 on pages 41-45. Make a connection between something you have learned in the text
and EACH of the pictures.
The Southwest (pgs 45-48)
11. In what ways does the Southwest fit the climate and vegetation stereotypes that most people have of the area?
In what ways does it not?
12. Complete this quote: “At the beginning of the twenty-first century, ___________ ___________ looms as an
important issue facing the Southwest.”
13. Describe the four topographical regions of the “Southwest”:
a. Basin and Range:
b. Colorado Plateau:
c. The Rocky Mountains
d. The Great Plains:
14. Complete the following table about the people of the Southwest:
People
Distinctions among these this group of people
Contributions to Southwest culture
Native
Americans
Hispanics
AngloAmericans
15. Describe some of the “economic diversity” of the Southwest.
16. Look at figures 2.12-2.16 on pages 45-47. Make a connection between something you have learned in the text
and EACH of the pictures.