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Worksheet cover for 'Create a Map of the Middle East' with a map and cartoon character on a blue background.
Map activity for identifying key places in the Middle East with a cartoon detective and map materials.
Educational map of the Middle East with labeled bodies of water, nations, and landforms.
Map worksheet with labeled regions and text on a world map background

SW Asia and North Africa Create a Map Worksheet - Middle East Geography Clues

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Take map-making to the next level and end the cycle of bored students copying from a book to label maps! Challenge your class to think critically and create a map of the Middle East region, Southwest Asia and North Africa, by solving absolute and relative location clues - NO reference maps needed! Easy-to-follow directions make this a fun way to integrate mapping in your classroom! Everything you need is included!

 

Printable Resources:

  • Printable Map Worksheet
  • "Where is it?" Clues Worksheet
  • Answer Key
  • Teacher Reference Guide

 

Vocabulary:

  • Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, Nile River, Atlas Mountains, Arabian Desert, Sahara Desert, Suez Canal, Arabian Sea, Euphrates River, Tigris River, Plateau of Iran, Anatolian Plateau, Sinai Peninsula, Black Sea, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Ocean, Zagros Mountains, Ahaggar Mts., Ahaggar Mts, Strait of Hormuz, Yemen, Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Israel, Syria, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain

 

Aligned with Social Studies Standards: CCSS, TEKS, ELPS & NCSS

 

Total Pages:  4

Time:  45 Minutes

Grades:  5-12