Israel-+Molly&AlecG

== Isreal is a country that has acess to the Mediterranean sea in South West Asia. Isreal contains the territories The Gaza strip and West Bank. Isreal is bordered by the Sinai Peninsula to the South West, Jordan to the East and Syria and Lebanon to the north. 7.1 million people inhabit the 8,473 square miles that make up Isreal.(Alec G.-) ==

==== **Source Citation:** "Israel." (Blackbirch Press Archives) //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 ====

== The Gross Domestic Product per capita is the value of goods and services a country makes per person. Isreal's GDP is $26,000 per person. This means if Isreal split up all the money they made and spread it out, each person in theory would get $26,000 every year. Isreal not only has one the largest GDP's in the Middle East but also has no Oil wealth per capita to add to their GDP.(Alec G.-) ==

[[image:http://galenet.galegroup.com/images/itkids/pct/00225599.jpg width="421" height="352" caption="Image of "Exports of Israel""]]
==== **Source Citation:** "Exports of Israel." (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 ====

== Litteracy is the the ability to read and write efficantely. Isreal has the highest litteracy rate in the Middle East. 98% of men are litterite and 96% of women are litterite, while in Afghanistan only 13% of women are litterite. You can assume that almost everyone in Isreal goes to school and that education is very important.(Alec G.-) ==

[[image:http://galenet.galegroup.com/images/itkids/pct/00225793.jpg width="247" height="292" caption="Image of "Literacy in Israel""]]
==== **Source Citation:** "Literacy in Israel." (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 ====

== Population density is the average number of people per square mile. Isreal has the second largest population density (782 people per square mile) but Lebanon has the largest (952 people per square mile). The reason why Isreal has such a high population density is because they have to cram 7.1 million people into 8,473 square miles. You can infer that a good chunk of the country is urbanized and people live close together.(Alec G.-) Alec! I was confused on your last sentence in the first paragraph. I was surprised by the amount of information you put in her. I understood that in the paragraph about population density that they cram people into the urban areas. From, your best friend, JAY GALLAGHER! == ==== ====

Source Citation:
==== "A Christian Zionist Pilgrim Plays The Bongos In The Annual Jerusalem Parade In Jerusalem." //UPI Photo Collection//. United Press International, 2010. //Gale Student Resources In Context//. Web. 26 Mar. 2012. ====

==== Ethnicity is a group based on a common culture heritage distinguished by customs, language, nationality or race. In Israel the most common Ethnic group is Judaism. Arab is another common ethnic group in Israel. Israel is alike the other countries, because they all have some Arab people in their country, except Turkey. In my opinion Israel’s ethnicity is different because it’s the only country where there are Jewish people in the Middle East. ====

==== **Source Citation:** "Bar Mitzvah in Israel." (Blackbirch Press Photo Bank) //The Blackbirch Kid's Almanac of Geography//. Blackbirch Press, 2000. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits ====

==== Life Expectancy is the average number of years members of a population are expected to live. The life expectancy in Israel is about eighty-one years. Compared to the other countries in the Middle East Israel’s life expectancy is higher than the others. People in Israel might that eat healthier than people in other countries in th Middle East, because they live longer than the other countries. ====

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==== http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ImagesDetailsPage/ImagesDetailsWindow?total=4&query=BS%20israel%20graves&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&mode=view&limiter=&displayGroupName=Images&currPage=1&sortBy=relevance%2Cdescending&action=e&catId=&view=docDisplay&documentId=GALE%7CCT4099911370&userGroupName=mlin_n_wsparker&jsid=24358da54a1826390b054a9da8676797 ====

==== Religion is a code of beliefs and worships, often living a code of ethics and philosophy. The primary religion in Israel is Judaism. Israel is different from others because no other countries practice Judaism. Israel is similar because a small portion practices Islam/Muslim, which is the most common religion in the Middle East. ====

==== Overall, Israel is very unique. Life Expectancy in Israel is higher than all the other countries. Israel is also the only country in the Middle East that practices Judaism. Israel is also the only country in the Middle East that practices Judaism. Israel is also different because the most common ethnic group in Israel is Judaism, but everywhere else in the Middle East Arab is the most ethnic group. In the Middle East Israel is very different from the other countries. ==== = (MC) =

==== **Source Citation:** "Israel." (Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations) //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 ====

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I would suggest that you make the font a little bit bigger, its kind of hard to read, and also I would suggest that you add where Israel is located as in what country's are surrounding it. I appreciate how the author worded the conclusion paragraph because its re-en forms you about what they already said. I understood everything, because I researched Israel too, and I had the same information. Like i said before you could make the font larger cause its kind of small, when I was reading this my eyes were draw to the source citations because they are larger then the actual paragraphs. I think that you could also make the pictures bigger. The picture about population density doesn't really make sense to me, I think that it could be improved if you find people that are from Israel. The most effective picture is the one about ethnicity, it shows the ethnicity and it shows other people in the picture with a different ethnicity. Good Job!(: