Grade 4 Revision

Ancient Arab World

• Arab countries have many ancient ruins that still stand today and tell the importance of this region in ancient times.

• Ruins are the physical remnants of any place

• Ancient means very old

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

• The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens

• The pharaoh was the political and religious leader of the Egyptian people.

• The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different shapes and sizes

• There are about 80 pyramids known today from ancient Egypt.

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Ancient Egypt

Landforms of The Arab World

A Landform is any natural feature of the Earth's surface, such as a hill, a lake, or a beach.

The most common landforms in The Arab World are
Mountains, Plateaus and Plains

A plateau is a raised area of land that's flat on top

​​Plateau

Mountains are landform that rises prominently above its surroundings

​​Mountain

A plain is a broad area of relatively flat land. Plains are one of the major landforms, or types of land, on Earth.

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Types of The Arab World Landforms

Climate of Arab world

Climate is the weather in an area over a long period of time.

The Arab world has a desert climate because 90% of the Arab world is made up of deserts


In the Arab world, Lebanon is the only country that does not have a desert

Rain falls all year round in some of the southern parts of the Arab world like Somalia.


Rain falls in the winter in most countries of the Arab world

Rain in the Arab world

Multiple Choice

A plateau is a raised area of land that's flat on top

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Plains are one of the major landforms, or types of land, on Earth.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

• There are about 180 pyramids known today from ancient Egypt.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

• The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In the Arab world, Lebanon is the only country that does not have a desert

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A plateau is a raised area of land that's flat on top

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Rain falls in the _____ in most countries of the Arab world

• Spring

• Autumn

• Summer

• Winter