Major mountains in the Arab world

Major mountains in the Arab world

- Done by: Mr Milos Vidosavljevic

- SAIS - UAQ - UAE

- February 2021

Lesson objectives:

- I can define mountains

- I can identify major mountains in the Arab world

- I can explain the importance of moutains

About:

- Located in Oman and the UAE

- The highest mountain range in the Eastern Arabian peninsula

- They are located 100 km East of Dubai

- Jebel Jais is a mountain of the North-Western Hajar range in the Musandam Governorate of Oman and also in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The summit has an elevation of 1,934 m.

The Atlas Mountains extend some 2,500km across northwestern Africa, spanning Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, separating the Atlantic and Mediterranean coastline from the Sahara Desert.

3 parts of Atlas mountains are:

1. Middle Atlas, High Atlas and Anti-Atlas (Morocco)

2. Saharan Atlas (Algeria)

3. Tell Atlas (Algeria, Tunisia)

1. Middle Atlas

- Lying completely in Morocco

- Many peaks that exceed 2400 m

- The highest peak is Mount Bou Nasser 3340 m

- Popular touristic destination

1. High Atlas

- Also called the Grand Atlas

- Location: Central Morocco

- The biggest mountain range in North Africa

- The villages in the High Atlas are small and are home to the Berbers

Berber, any of the descendants of the pre-Arab inhabitants of North Africa. The Berbers live in scattered communities across Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya

1. Anti-Atlas mountains

- Called Little Atlas

- Location: Morocco

- Very good road network

2. Saharan Atlas mountains

- Eastern portion of the Atlas mountain range

- Extending from Algeria into Tunisia

3. Tell Atlas

- Over 1500 km in length

- From Morocco through Algeria to Tunisia.

- It is parallel to the Mediterranean coast

- Home of many animals and plant species

Multiple Choice

a high mountain range in northwestern Africa

• Atlas Mountains

• Erie Canal

• Suez Canal

• Nile River

• Berbers

Multiple Choice

a region in North Africa that includes western Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco; it means "West" in Arabic

• Cairo

• Nile River

• Suez Canal

• Maghreb

• Alexandria

Multiple Choice

Which region is marked by letter A?

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Rainforest

• Savanna

Multiple Choice

Which physical feature is number 1?

• Atlas Mountains

• Great Rift Valley

• Mt. Kilimanjaro

• Kalahari Desert

Open Ended

Exit ticket:

- Where the Atlas mountains are located?

- Mention parts of Atlas mountains located in Morocco?