The Middle East: How have natural resources shaped the Middle East?
The Middle East: How have natural resources shaped the Middle East?
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Why this why now
Studying the Middle East at this stage of the curriculum allows pupils to draw on their knowledge of development, population and natural resources to help make sense of this complex region and its interconnections with the rest of the world. Later in the unit pupils will draw on their knowledge of cities to focus on how and why Dubai has developed over time as a global city.
Prior knowledge requirements
- The Middle East is a region that lies mainly in western Asia but includes parts of North Africa and south-eastern Europe.
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can give us information about differences across the world.
- There are significant inequalities in wealth and quality of life between countries and within countries.
- Colonialism was a system in which wealthier countries controlled other countries around the world.
- Global warming is caused by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions released by humans.
- The world has different climate zones.
- High pressure areas lead to low precipitation totals.
- Places on tectonic plate boundaries are vulnerable to earthquakes.
Threads
Why this why now
Studying the Middle East at this stage of the curriculum allows pupils to draw on their knowledge of development, population and natural resources to help make sense of this complex region and its interconnections with the rest of the world. Later in the unit pupils will draw on their knowledge of cities to focus on how and why Dubai has developed over time as a global city.
Prior knowledge requirements
- The Middle East is a region that lies mainly in western Asia but includes parts of North Africa and south-eastern Europe.
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can give us information about differences across the world.
- There are significant inequalities in wealth and quality of life between countries and within countries.
- Colonialism was a system in which wealthier countries controlled other countries around the world.
- Global warming is caused by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions released by humans.
- The world has different climate zones.
- High pressure areas lead to low precipitation totals.
- Places on tectonic plate boundaries are vulnerable to earthquakes.
The Middle East: How have natural resources shaped the Middle East?
This unit teaches pupils about the physical and human geography of the Middle East and demonstrates the diversity of people's lives across the region. Pupils will investigate how natural resources affect the economy of the region and study how climate change is shaping its future.
12 lessons in unit
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