The Geographer
For your first job in cyber Mesopotamia you will take on the role of a Geographer. It will be your responsibility to come up with the following information (REMEMBER: When you are answering the following questions, respond using YOUR OWN WORDS!!!!): You will answer these questions in your spiral notebook. Title your paper: Mesopotamia. Remember to fold your paper in half and put question on the left hand side of the paper and the answer on the right hand side of the paper.
1)Explain where Mesopotamia was located. Use relative location.
What are the names of the two rivers where Mesopotamia lay?
What does Mesopotamia mean?
2)Draw a map to illustrate its historical location.
3)What type of climate is in Mesopotamia?
4)What present-day country would be the location of Ancient Mesopotamia?
5)How far is Mesopotamia from our school (approximately)?
Internet Links
Map of Mesopotamia: http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/map01mes.htm
History of Mesopotamia http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/neareast/ss/052909Mesopotamia.htm
Geography and Climate: http://classroom.synonym.com/temperature-climate-ancient-mesopotamia-9330.html
Distance Calculator: http://www.mapcrow.info/
The Fertile Crescent and Meaning http://www.mrdowling.com/603mesopotamia.html
Modern Map of Mesopotamia: http://www.mainandcentral.org/home/mainand/public_html/iraq032403a1.jpg
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/neareast/ss/052909Mesopotamia.htm
Interactive Map of Mesopotamia: http://www.classzone.com/cz/ot/webquest/AC_interactives/AC_02/mesopotamia/AC_03_079_mesopotamia.html
For your first job in cyber Mesopotamia you will take on the role of a Geographer. It will be your responsibility to come up with the following information (REMEMBER: When you are answering the following questions, respond using YOUR OWN WORDS!!!!): You will answer these questions in your spiral notebook. Title your paper: Mesopotamia. Remember to fold your paper in half and put question on the left hand side of the paper and the answer on the right hand side of the paper.
1)Explain where Mesopotamia was located. Use relative location.
What are the names of the two rivers where Mesopotamia lay?
What does Mesopotamia mean?
2)Draw a map to illustrate its historical location.
3)What type of climate is in Mesopotamia?
4)What present-day country would be the location of Ancient Mesopotamia?
5)How far is Mesopotamia from our school (approximately)?
Internet Links
Map of Mesopotamia: http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/map01mes.htm
History of Mesopotamia http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/neareast/ss/052909Mesopotamia.htm
Geography and Climate: http://classroom.synonym.com/temperature-climate-ancient-mesopotamia-9330.html
Distance Calculator: http://www.mapcrow.info/
The Fertile Crescent and Meaning http://www.mrdowling.com/603mesopotamia.html
Modern Map of Mesopotamia: http://www.mainandcentral.org/home/mainand/public_html/iraq032403a1.jpg
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/neareast/ss/052909Mesopotamia.htm
Interactive Map of Mesopotamia: http://www.classzone.com/cz/ot/webquest/AC_interactives/AC_02/mesopotamia/AC_03_079_mesopotamia.html