3. Introduction
I picked Jordan as my country because I love Jordan.
I think that you will really like my pages. Especially
interesting facts. You could see what page it is in the
contents. Well you will really learn something's of
my pages. There are several facts in each paragraph.
I especially like Geography because you can learn
what the tallest mountain is, and you will also know
what landforms Jordan has. I hope that you will also
enjoy the pictures that I put. Guess what!? Even I
leaned a lot while I was doing my research. Now I
hope that you will enjoy the rest of my pages.
6. Geography
THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN JORDAN IS JABAL
UMM AD. JORDAN IS SURROUNDED WITH SYRIA
ON THE NORTH SIDE,
SAUDI ARABIA ON THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST SIDE. ISRAEL AND THE TERRITORY OF
PALESTINE ON THE WEST SIDE.
JORDAN HAS 3 SEAS: THE RED SEA, THE
BLACK SEA AND OF COURSE, THE DEAD SEA.
JORDAN HAS ONLY A FEW KINDS
OF LANDFORMS. FOR EXAMPLE JORDAN HAS 3
SEAS, IT HAS MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, AND HILLS.
JORDAN GOES A FEW MILES OF LAND NEAR
THE RED SEA. IT COVERS 35,000SQARE MILES
MAKING IT ABOUT THE SIZE
OF KENTUCKY IN THE U.S.A.
JORDAN CAN BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR
GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, EACH WITH ITS
DISTINCTIVE PHYSICAL FEATURES.
7. Climate in Jordan
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IT SOMETIMES EVEN SNOWS THERE. CAN YOU
IMAGINE THAT IT ONLY RAINS 21 DAYS DURING THE
WINTER IN THE DRY SEASON IN JORDAN IS BETWEEN
MAY AND OCTOBER, AND THE RAINFALL IS IN THE
WINTER FROM NOVEMBER UNTIL MARCH. THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE VARIES FROM SUMMER THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT 38 C IN THE DEAD
SEA. IN AMMAN THE CAPITAL CITY OF JORDAN ITS
ABOUT 12 C UNTIL 14 C .
IT SOMETIMES EVEN SNOWS THERE. CAN YOU
IMAGINE THAT IT ONLY RAINS 21 DAYS DURING THE
WINTER IN JORDAN?
SADLY JORDAN IS SUPPOSED TO RUN OUT OF WATER
IN ABOUT 15 YEARS. THAT WHY YOU SHOULD NOT
WASTE THE WATER, OTHER COUNTRIES WILL ALSO
RUN OUT OF WATER, NOT THAT SOON BUT MAYBE IN
ABOUT 100 YEARS.
SO, IF YOU CARE ABOUT COUNTRIES THAT MIGHT
BECOME A DESERT DO NOT WASTE WATER!
8. Culture
ENGLISH. THE
INDEPENDENTS DAY IS ON MAY 25.
THE ETHNIC GROUPS ARE THE ARAB, THE BEDOUIN, THE
CIRCASSIA'S, THE CHECHENS, AND THE ARMENIANS. THE
RELIGIOUS MUSLIM IN JORDAN ARE THE SUNNI, AND THE SHIA
MUSLIMS. THERE IS LIKE BETWEEN 3% AND 5% OF CHRISTIANS.
THE FOOD IN JORDAN IS VERY TASTY. THE BEST FOOD IN JORDAN
IS FALAFEL. THE FOOD ALSO S THE LANGUAGE IN JORDAN IS
MOSTLY ARABIC AND A LITTLE BIT OF ENGLISH. THE
INDEPENDENTS DAY IS ON MAY 25.
THE FIRST TIME THEY CELEBRATED THE INDEPENDENTS DAY WAS
IN 1946. THE ETHNIC GROUPS ARE THE ARAB, THE BEDOUIN, THE
CIRCASSIA'S, THE CHECHENS, AND THE ARMENIANS. THE
RELIGIOUS MUSLIM IN JORDAN ARE THE SUNNI, AND THE SHIA
MUSLIMS. THERE IS LIKE BETWEEN 3% AND 5% OF CHRISTIANS.
THE FOOD IN JORDAN IS VERY TASTY. THE BEST FOOD IN JORDAN
IS FALAFEL. THE FOOD ALSO SIMILAR TO THE SYRIAN, THE
LEBANESE, AND THE IRAQUIEN FOOD. THEY EAT MEAT AND MOSTLY
LAMB, AND CHICKEN IS EATEN WITH FLAT BREAD CALLED PITTA.
OLIVE IS EATEN WITH EVERY MEAL OR SNACK. THE COMMON
JORDANIAN CHARACTERISCS ARE THESE: ALMOST ALL MEN SMOKE.
ONLY A FEW KEEP PETS, MOST PEOPLE DRIVE FAST ( ESPECIALLY
MEN ). MOST PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE TO EXERCISE. MEN DO NOT LIKE
TO WEAR SILK, GOLD, DIAMONDS OR SILVER, THEY THINK THEY
ARE MADE FOR ONLY WOMAN. JORDAN HAS A LITTLE BIT OF
VIOLENT CRIME LIKE LEBANON.
THAT’S WHAT I KNOW ABOUT CULTURE IN JORDAN
T H E
LANGUAGE IN JORDAN IS MOSTLY ARABIC AND A LITTLE BIT OF
9. Economy
JORDAN HAS A FEW NATURAL RESOURCES. LAND
IS LARGELY TOO DRY FOR RAISING CROPS. STRONG.
ITS STARTING TO USE MODERN ECONOMY. JORDAN IS
BEGINNING TO SUPPORT AID FROM GREAT BRITTAN
AND THE U.S.A. JORDAN'S KING MET OBAMA TO TALK
ABOUT MONEY. THE EXPORT OF JORDAN IS: PAPER,
CARDBOARD, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND OTHER STUFF.
THE IMPORT OF JORDAN IS: MANUFACTURED GOODS,
MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT, EQUIPMENT, CRUDE
OIL AND PETROLEUM, PRODUCTS FOOD AND LIVE
ANIMALS.
10. History
IN 1993 TOUJAN FAISAL WAS THE FIRST
WOMAN TO BE ELECTED FOR JORDAN
PARLIAMENT. THE CAPITAL CITY OF AMMAN
WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT ON 7 HILLS KNOWN
AS JABALS, NOW AMMAN SPANS 19 JABALS.
PEOPLE LIVED IN JORDAN FOR ABOUT
200,000 YEARS. JORDAN USED TO BE PART
OF PALESTINE. EARLY KINGDOMS
INCLUDING AMMAN MOAN AND EDDEM
CONTROLLED FROM THE 1200BC. ASSYRIANS
BABYLONIANS PERSIANS SELEUCIDS AND
THE ROMAN EMPIRE LATER RULED THE
REGION. IN THE AD 600S ARAB INVADERS
BROUGHT ISLAM TO THE AREA.
11. Interesting Facts
JORDAN HAS THE DEAD SEA WHICH
CONTAINS A LOT OF SALT. THE DEAD SEA IS
ALSO THE LOWEST POINT ON EARTH. THE
SHARP HORNED ORYX A DESERT-LOVING
RELATIVE OF DEER AND ANTELOPE, LIVES
IN JORDAN. YOU COULD ALSO VISIT MANY
NICE AND BEAUTIFUL PLACES. FOR
EXAMPLE PETRA, AQUABA, AND OTHER
BEAUTIFUL PLACES. JORDAN’S KING IS
FROM THE HASHEMITE FAMILY, WHICH
DESCENDS DIRECTLY FROM THE PROPHET
MUHAMMAD. KING ABDULLAH OFTEN LIVED
IN A TENT EVEN AFTER THE PALACE WAS
BUILD FOR HIM. KING HUSSEIN'S FOURTH
WIFE, QUEEN NOOR WAS AN AMERICAN.
12. Conclusion
JORDAN IS A PRETTY AWESOME COUNTRY. JORDAN
CAN BE REALLY INTERESTING IN HISTORY, CULTURE,
CLIMATE, AND LOTS OF OTHER STUFF. I LEARNED A
LOT ABOUT GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, AND A LOT ABOUT
OTHER STUFF. I AM ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN
GEOGRAPHY. I LEARNED THAT JORDAN HAS ONLY A
FEW LANDFORMS. THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN
JORDAN IS JABAL UMM AD. FROM CLIMATE I
LEARNED THAT JORDAN IS ONE OF THE DRIEST
COUNTRIES ON EARTH. IN CULTURE I LEARNED THAT
THERE ARE MANY ETHNIC GROUPS FOR EXAMPLE
THE BEDOUIN THE ARMENIANS AND A LOT OF OTHER
GROUPS. IT’S PRETTY COOL TO STUDY SOCIAL
STUDIES FOR ME. YOU SHOULD TRY IT SOME TIME.
13. Bibliography
1.
CULTURES OF THE WORLD JORDAN
BY COLEMAN SOUTH
2008
2. HISTORICAL ATLASES OF SOUTH ASIA, CENTRAL
ASIA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST
A HISTORICAL ATLAS OF JORDAN
BY AMY ROMANO
2009
