Major valleys in the Arab world

Major valleys in the Arab world

​Created by: Milos Vidosavljevic

Geography Teacher

SAIS - UAQ - UAE

Lesson objectives

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• Evaluate the formation of different types of valleys in the Arab world

• Locate the major valleys in the Arab world

Open Ended

Pre-assessment: -      

What is the shape of a river valley in a cross section?

-       How are river valleys formed?

-       How are the rift valleys formed?

-       Identify the biggest river valley in the World.

-       What sea is in the Jordan rift valley?

Valley

a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.

Valley - formation

Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over a very long period of time.

Multiple Choice

Rivers can change the land by a process of ...

• Climate

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Erosion

Multiple Choice

Most valleys are formed by ...

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Lakes

• Rivers

Multiple Choice

A valley is defined as being ...

• A hill

• A low area of land

• A high area of land

• A large flat area of land

Multiple Choice

In this picture, where is the valley?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Rift - valley

a steep-sided valley formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.

Multiple Choice

Valleys formed by the movement of massive plates are called ________________.

• Rift valleys

• Little valleys

• Gorge

• Canyon

Great rift valley

The Great Rift Valley is a series of contiguous geographic trenches, approximately 7,000 kilometres in total length, that runs from the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon which is in Asia to Mozambique in Southeast Africa.

Jordan rift valley

extends from South of lake Tabaria to the Gulf of Aqaba. The lowest point in the Jordan rift valley is at the shores of the Dead Sea which is also the lowest point on land on the surface of the Earth at 400 meters below sea level.

The Dead Sea is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. Its surface and shores are 400 meters below sea level, Earth's lowest elevation on land.

Open Ended

Post-assessment activity on Nearpod:

 

-       What is the shape of a river valley in a cross section?

-       How are river valleys formed?

-       Identify the location of the biggest rift valley in the world.  

-       Identify the location of the Dead Sea?

-       How many meters below the sea level is the Dead Sea located?