Iraq-+Natalie&Kylie

==Iraq is an average sized country in the Middle East. It is just north of Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. Iran borders Iraq to the Northeast, Syria to the West and Turkey to the North. The area of the country is 171,267 square miles. About 28,000,000 people live there.(KB) ==

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The Map of Iraq." Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations Online. Detroit: U*X*L, 2010. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. ==Life expectancy is the average number of years a population lives. People in Iraq are expected to live for 70 years. Yemen is the only country that has a lower life expectancy than Iraq. Iraq must not be very skilled in the medical field, since they have a low life expectancy.**(KB)** ==

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"Plane Carrying 150 Crashes Near Islamabad." //UPI Photo Collection//. United Press International, 2010. //Gale Student Resources In Context//. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. ==Religon is a system of beliefs and worship. Islam (Shi'i) is the most common religon in Iraq. Yemen and Iran mostly practice Shi'i, too. Since Iraq and Iran are neighbors, they must do a lot of the same things.(KB) ==

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"Mosque in Jerusalem." //Gale Student Resources in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2010. //Gale Student Resources In Context//. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. ==Urbanization is the percent of a country that is urban. 71% of Iraq is urban. Iraq is like most countries when it comes to the amount of cities. Lebanon and Saudi Arabia are around the same percent urbanized. There must be many cities, since most of Iraq is urban.**(KB)** ==

"Iraqi Civilians Go About Their Daily Life in the Center of Baghdad." //UPI Photo Collection//. United Press International, 2010. //Gale Student Resources In Context//. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. ==Ethnicity is a grouping based on common cultural heritage, distingushed by customs, race, and language. Iraq 's most common most common ethnic group is Arab. 72% of Iraq's people are Arab, 22% are Kurd, and 6% of people are other. Most countries are mostly Arab also. Turkey is the only country with no Arab people. I think that many Arabs settled the reigon.(NB) == "Arabs Under 40 Years Pray On The Street In East Jerusalem After Being Denied Entry To The Old City To Pray." //UPI Photo Collection//. United Press International, 2010. //Gale Student Resources In Context//. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. ==Language is the vocals and words common to a particular nation or group of people. Iraq's official language is Arabic, and is one of the only countries that speak Assyrian. It is similar to most countries in the reigon, because most speak Arabic. Arabic must have been a language spread through trade.(NB) == "Moroccan children are encouraged to attend Koran school before entering elementary school, and the..." //Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices//. Ed. Thomas Riggs. Vol. 3: Countries: M-Z. Detroit: Gale, 2006. //Gale Student Resources In Context//. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. ==Literacy is the ability to read and write effectively. 85% of men are literate and 65% of women are literate. Iran and Egypt all have over 80% of literate men. Men must have better jobs than women since they are better readers and writers.(NB) == ==Iraq is very similar to other countries in the middle east. Similar to the majority of countries, their main language is Arabic. A lot of countries also have many Arab people. Iraq is a pretty average country in southwest Asia.(NB) ==
 * Source Citation:** "Literacy in Iraq." (Illustration by XNR Productions/Cengage Learning, Gale.) //The Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World//. Online Ed. Blackbirch Press, 2009. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits

I noticed that you both drew very good, realistic conclusions based on the data. But, I would suggest that you just read over the writing one more time to check for any spelling or grammatical errors. However, I understood the way you stated your data and information, and appreciated how many details you included. You both used the visuals, font, space, size, and colors effectively; I could easily read everything you wrote, and the colors made it more interesting and eye-catching. The picture that is most effective is the picture of Baghdad because you can see how many people were in the city and could see the many buildings, proving your point about how there are many cities and urbanized regions. No pictures were confusing or could be improved. I thought overall, you did a great job!- Regan L.

I noticed that that in every paragraph, the writers connected the picture to the writing, so it gave more detail to the information you already gave. I would challenge the writer to add more detail about Iraq in the conclusion by talking about other demographics parts they have and not just the language. I understood how the writer thought about the different topics they wrote about. They observed in every paragraph and showed how they thought. All of the visuals, font, space, size, and colors deliver the messages of each part you wrote. The most effective picture is the one of urbanization in Iraq, it shows the amount of people that are in Iraq. There were no pictures that were confusing or could be improved. Good job!

~Jacquelyn I.~

I think the paragraphs are on the skimpy side, especially the conclusion. I also think it could flow better from sentence to sentence. There isn't that much detail, you could really add more. *__Emma Penafiel__

Wow ladies!! You did a fantastic job. I thought the pictures were good because they really related to the subject you were referring to. Also, you had alot of great info. that gave me a good understanding(even though i did the same one). One thing I noticed was that when you were talking about ethincity, you just said "other", try listing the things you are talking about. But nice work <3. (JJ)

 After recieving peer feedback on my rough draft and wiki, I made the following three changes...

1) I added more conjunctions like "and" to make my paragraphs "flow better". 2) I made sure I capitalized all cardinal direction words such as Northeast and West. 3) I reworded sentences like "Yemen and Iran also practice Shi'i the most." to "Yemen and Iran mostly practice Shi'i, too.", to make it leass wordy and easier to understand. From the feedback process, I learned that it takes more than one person to realize mistakes, especially the little ones like grammatical and spelling issues. Also, I learned that some criticism is helpful, even if I don't like it, I still appreciate it!