Lebanon-+Jack&Julie


 * Lebanon has an ocean border with the medertianian sea. Lebanon also has a border with Isreal to the south and Syria to the east. Also to the Golan heights just to the south of Lebanon. Lebanon has a population of 3.9 million and is 4,015 square miles. Lebanon is the smallest country of the Middle East we are studying. (JW)**

**Population density is how many people live per square mile. Lebanon has 952 per sqare mile. It has the most people per square mile than any other middle eastern country. It is a small country so it is condenced to a small area for people to live. (JW)**



Skyscrapers along Aberdeen Harbour accommodate the high population density." // Countries and Their Cultures //. Ed. Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. // General OneFile //. Web. 9 Apr. 2012.

**Lebanon has the most religions than any other countries in the middle east. With 5 major religions Christinanity, Druze, Shi'i and sunni muslim. It is close to Europe so it has acess to lots of religions. Lebanon is the most diverse country in the Middle East(JW)**
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**Lebanon is 75% urbanized with cities and towns. The rest is hills, forests and farms. Lebonon is fairly urbanized compared to yemen. But Isreal is the most urbanized. Good jobs in lebonon because of cities like Beruit.(JW)** "An aerial view of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon." //Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures//. Ed. Timothy L. Gall and Susan Bevan Gall. 2nd ed. Vol. 5. Detroit: U*X*L, 2012. //Gale Student Resources In Context//. Web. 27 Mar. 2012.

**Ethnicity is a grouping based on a common cultural heritage, distinguished by customs, language, nationalities, or race. In Lebanon, the most common ethnicity is Arab. About 95% of people are Arab. About 4% of people are Armenian, and about 1% are other ethnicities. (JT)**

**Language** ** is the vocal sounds or words common to a particular nation or group of people. Lebanon's official language is French. Other languages spoken there are Arabic, Armenian, and English. French is a uniqe language in the middle east because it is only spoken in 2 countries. (JT) **

**Literacy** ** is the ability to read and write. In Lebanon, Men are more litterate than woman. The percentage of literate men is 93%. The percentage of literate women is about 82%. More men than women are litterate. Woman are treated as housewifes, so their education isn't valued. (JT) **

**Lebanon is a very special, unique country compared to the rest in the middle east. They speak French, wich is unique. Only them, and the egyptions speak French. Lebanon has 0 oil wealth per capita. Lebonons GDP is 10,300, wich is not to bad compared to Yemen wich is 2,500. In Lebonon you are expected to live about 73 years. Due to some of Lebonons conditions i would be a hard place to live, but because of others, it would be worth it. (JT)**

I appreciated how the author worded the paragraph about literacy and in the end they added a fact about how woman's education wasn't valued. I would suggest that you add a little more to the paragraphs to include more information and make it more clear. I wanted to know more about the religion. How was Lebanon like the other countries around it in terms of religion? How was it different? The visuals, font, space, and size of the writing is good but remember to add color and put initials after the paragraphs. The picture of the mosque is most effective because it shows that they were very religious and put a lot of money into the building because there is a big gold dome on the top. It also shows thousands of people praying in front of the mosque which also represents how religious they are. I think all the pictures are good and clearly show a good graphic of the paragraph subject. K.F

I noticed that the author had good, accurate information on Lebanon. You included accurate data and compared Lebanon to other middle eastern countries. I wanted to know more about the religions and urbanization of Lebanon. How do Lebanons religions compare to other countries and I would like to know the percent of the religions. I would suggest that the author put in pictures for ethnicity and literacy. I did not really get to see what the demographic is like. The conclusion stated that Lebanon is a unique country. The author uses pictures and font to deliver the message.

= I noticed there was a number of grammar errors like capitalizing proper nouns, spelling, run-ons, etc. I would suggest that you add more definitions and proofread the writing. I was a little confused by paragraph 7. It repeated a little. I really enjoy the colors. The picture of Beirut is really cool because I would never expect the Middle East to look like //that.// I don't get how the first picture has to do with population density. Also, there are pictures missing or some don't have citations. Over all you guys did a divine job. -Gustavo.C = = = = I would challenge the writers to next time check over their work for grammatical errors like checking the word Lebanon to make sure it is spelled correctly (most of the time it wasn't). There was also some spelling and capitalization mistakes. I noticed that some of the pictures near the end of the blog were missing. I was confused by the picture for population density because it was not taken in America instead of the Middle East. Could you have found a picture that was taken in Lebanon? The colors for the text were great; very easy to read. I was suprised by the Beirut picture. I would have never had guessed it looked like that. It was awesome. The only picture that confused me was the population density, but I already mentioned that. The rest were great. Nice job overall guys! -Juliana R. = = After reading this wiki and consulting the peer feedback checklist on page 10, i noticed some grammar errors in the introduction, but you had all of the requirements to a good paragraph. In the body pareagraphs i noticed you were missing the definitions to the demographic catogories. in your conclusion you didn't state whether it is simalar or different. Good job anyways! -Allie G. =

THINGS I CHANGED: 1) I fixed spelling errors like "literacy" "language" and "lebanon" 2) in my paragraph about literacy i fixed the error where i wrote the percentage of men twice and not woman. 3)I fixed some grammar errors, like capitalization. JULIE<3

Things I Changed: 1.I added a different picture that fits the description of Lebanon more. 2. I fixed my grammer errors in my first paragraph because I added extra words. 3. I added more description of were Lebanon was in the Middle East. Jack. W