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Israel

Created byMr. Raponi

The Land

Israel’s landscape includes plains, deserts and highlands.

In the far north lie

the _____________ mountains.

The _____________ highlands lie in the south.

Land II

The _____________ lies between Israel and Jordan and it is nine times saltier that the average ocean.

The _____________ desert covers almost half of the country.

The

_______________ River is the longest of Israel’s few rivers.

Yes, It’s Salty!!!!

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Climate

Israel’s climate varies from north to south.

_______________ Israel has a Mediterranean climate that has hot summers. About 40 inches of rain falls here each year.

________________ Israel has a desert climate that has 120 degree heat and only receives one inch of rain per year.

Mining andManufacturi

ngIsrael is the most industrialized country of the Middle East. Israelis produce Clothing Chemicals Building Materials

___________________ is Israel’s largest manufacturing center.

Mining is important to Israel’s economy.

Agriculture

Israelis have done many things to help improve the soil.

The coastal plains produce citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruits, and lemons.

Farming occurs in the Negev area, but only with the help of

____________________, which is a process of bringing water from a place that has plenty of it, to an area that does not.

People of

IsraelToday, Israel has approximately

__________________ people and 80% of the population is Jewish.

The largest cities within the country include Tel-Aviv Yafo Haifa

________________, the capital.

Jerusalem- The Holy City

Early History

Many people in Israel trace their origins to the

_______________ who set up a kingdom in the capital in 1000 B.C.

By 922 B.C. the kingdom had split into two states, Israel and

________________.

More Early

History

Over time, the area of Israel was ruled by a series of people-Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines.

It eventually became

known as _______________ and many Jews from Europe moved there.

These Jewish settlers, known

as _____________________ wanted to set up a homeland for Jewish people.

Modern Israel In ______________, the

United Nations voted to divide Palestine into both a Jewish and an Arab state.

The Arabs were not in favor of this and rejected the action.

A series of Arab-Israeli wars have been fought for many years. Even today, there is fighting taking place.