Water+and+Change+in+the+Middle+East

Syllabus link: Identify the ways in which water is utilized at the regional scale. Examine the environmental and human factors affecting patterns and trends in physical water scarcity and economic water scarcity. Examine the factors affecting access to safe drinking water.

Further syllabus links to Wider links to ‘origins of disparities: Ethnicity and land ownership’. Optional topic A: Freshwater – issues and conflicts: Conflicts at the international scale.

Paper 3: Cultural imperialism.

=Guiding questions:=


 * 1.What are the places of importance in the Jordan River basin? **
 * 2.What are the perceptions of place in the Jordan River basin? **
 * 3.How can power at different scales influence resource use? **
 * 4.How can perceptions of place lead to conflict over resources? **


 * Stage 1: Use the questions to analyse the image as an introduction to this issue.**
 * I think the image shows me......**
 * I already know......**
 * I think the image / text is reliable / unreliable because.....**
 * I would like to see an alternative image of......**
 * I would like to find out.......**


 * Stage 2: Investigating the connections between place and scale: What are regions? How do they link to place?**

•[|http://][|www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/region]

Use the resources on the blendspace to help you consider this statement [|http://][|blnds.co/1o5DQaP]
 * Stage 3: Considering our preconceptions of regions: 'The Middle East has clear boundaries and distinct characteristics' **


 * Stage 4: Planning enquiry questions: Go back to the image and guiding questions from the start of this topic. Consider the information and use it to generate questions on the compass rose:**


 * Stage 5: Finding and supporting ideas with evidence**


 * Jordan River Basin (freeworldmaps)**

Use the map to add on 'places' that are relevant to this issue Describe who they are relevant to and explain why Add arrows to show national and international factors influencing these places Explain the social, economic, environmental and political factors influencing these places.

Use these resources: media type="custom" key="25615774"

• __ http:// ____ greenfieldgeography.wikispaces.com/Conflicts+at+the+local+or+national+scale __ • __ [|http://] ____ [|news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4337341.stm] __ • __ [|http] ____ [|://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/02/140222-jordan-river-syrian-refugees-water-environment] ____ [|/] __ • [|http://][|www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/7911686/River-Jordan-baptism-site-could-be-closed-due-to-pollution.html]

What places are not included? Why?

Stage 6: reflecting on the concepts:


 * Essential concepts: Place, Space and Scale **


 * Supporting concepts: **
 * Power
 * Conflict
 * Relationships – similarities and differences
 * Inequalities
 * Resources
 * Sustainable development
 * Technology
 * International boundaries
 * Interconnectedness

Choose 6 of these supporting concepts. Add them to your concept map around the central idea: Is there more to water than lack of rain?

Link between the concepts with ideas and knowledge from this example.


 * Stage 7: Reflecting on the evidence: Thinking critically.**

Who are the decision makers in this issue? Whose ideas and perspectives are represented? Why are they interested in the issue? What power do they have to influence decisions? What could they gain from decisions? What could they lose from the decision?