Students created a PowerPoint to share the information they learned about a Middle Eastern country of their choice. This is not teacher edited; additional instruction will be retaught for standard English conventions and age appropriate bibliography.

1. JORDAN

2. INTRODUCTION
Jordan is
located in Asia.
The capital city
is Amman The
languages that
are spoken in
Jordan are
Arabic and
also English.

3. GEOGRAPHY
Two major bodies of water
in Jordan are: The Dead
Sea which 203 cm deep,
46 miles long and ten miles
wide. Another water body
is Azraq Oasis which is
46,000 square miles. Major
cities in Jordan are
Amman, Zarqa, and Irbid.
Petra is one of Jordan’s
landmarks. The Jordan
River is one of Jordan’s
landforms. It is the lowest
river in the world.

4. THIS IS THE DEAD SEA AT
SUNSET.

5. HISTOR
Y
Jordan came into existence in 1200
BC. Jordan wasn’t independent until
it gained it in 1946. Former leaders
of Jordan were King Hussein and
King Abdullah. In 1958, King
Abdullah was assassinated and his
son, Talal is crowned King. In 1967,
a 6- day war began between Jordan
and Israel. In the Roman city ruins
of Petra, the treasure tomb is very
large. In 1952, king Talal was
uncrowned and his son, Hussein,
became King. In 1999, King Hussein
died of cancer and his son, King
Abdullah is crowned king.

6. ECONOMY
Jordan had a hard
time during the late
1960s when the
PLO’s guerillas took
over. They called it
the Black
September. Natural
resources in Jordan
are Phosphates,
Potash, and Shale.

7. PIE CHART
THIS PIE CHART REPRESENTS LAND USE IN
JORDAN

8. CULTURE
Muslims in Jordan accept and respect Christmas
Season. Jesus was baptized in Jordan. That is why
many Muslims in Jordan celebrate Christmas.
Weddings in Jordan are celebrated differently
depending if they are Muslim or Christian Traditional
Muslims usually celebrate before the wedding. The
men, if they do not have much money, celebrate on
the streets. The women celebrate at home. Many
Jordanian men wear a hattah. It’s a red and white
checkered cloth that they wear on their heads. The
hattah frequently has decorative tassels on it. The
hattah traditionally protected the person wearing it
from sand and sun in the hot, dry deserts.

9. THIS IS A TRADITIONAL HATTAH
A traditional
Jordanian
headdress

10. THIS IS A TIMELINE OF JORDAN’S HISTORY

12. INTERESTING FACTS
The population in Jordan is 6.48
million! Did you know that
Jordan has the lowest suicide
rate? It runs at 0.04 per 1,000
people. The Jordanian flag has
three stripes. White, black, and
green. Each color represents an
Islamic Caliphate. (Or a family
that has had power for a long
time.) The seven pointed star

13. THIS IS WHAT THE MONEY LOOKS LIKE

14. SOURCES
Jordan Facts Population
November 27, 2013
http://www.countryreports.org/data-tables/index.htm
Jordan Map In Middle East
November 27,2013
http://www.countryreports.org/country/Jordan.htm
Jordan Facts
November 27,2013
http://www.countryreports.org/country/Jordan/didYouKnow.htm
Money In Jordan
November 27 2013
http://www.countryreports.org/country/Jordan/economy/money.htm
Land Use In Jordan Pie Chart And Natural Resources
November 27,2013
http://www.countryreports.org/country/Jordan/geography/overview.htm

15.  Christmas In Jordan Culture
 November 27,2013
 http://www.countryreports.org/country/Jordan/christmas.htm
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Flag Story And Other Facts
 November 10,2013
 http://online.culturegrams.com/kids/kids_country.php?contid=3&w
mn=Asia&cid=27&cn=Jordan
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Books:
Jordan Cultures of the World By: Coleman South.
A Historical Atlas of Jordan By: Amy Romano
Peer Editors:
Charlie Hott
Polly Stokes

16. THANKS FOR READING MY
JORDAN PRESENTATION. HAVE A
NICE DAY 