Iraq-+Krista&Jacqueline

Iraq is a country in Southwest Asia. It is an average sized country compared to the other countries. Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Kuwait border Iraq. 28.4 million people live in 171,267 square miles of Iraq. Over all, Iraq is a pretty average country in the Middle East. Considering it has an average size, population, and life expectancy. (K.D)

Language is the vocal sounds and words common to a particular nation or group of people. The official language of Iraq is Arab. Other languages spoken in Iraq are Kurdish, Armenian, and Assyrian. Iraq shares the official language, Arabic, with: Yemen, Saudia Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, and Lebanon. Iraq probably has the language, Kurdish, with Iraq and Turkey because they all border each other. (JI)



Life expectancy is the average number of years members of a population are expected to live. The approximate life expectancy of Iraq is 70%. It is the 2nd lowest life expectancy of the countries in the middle east. Even though Iraq's life expectancy is smaller than Iran's, they are the closest. They are about half a year apart. The life expectancy is probably low because they have a low oil wealth and are not very wealthy. (JI)



Population Density is the average number of people in an area (per square mile). The population in millions is 28.4. The area per square mile is 171,267. The population density of people per square mile is154 people. The population is normal compared to other people in the middle east. The people per square mile and the area are low compared to other countries. The area per square mile is small because it is a small country, and doesn't have as much space as other larger countries. (JI)



Ethnicity is a grouping based on a common cultural heritage, distinguished by custums, language, nationality, or race. The officail ethnicity group in Iraq is Arab. Other ethnicity groups are Kurd andn Other. Most of the other Middle East countries officail ethnicity groupis Arab like Iraq. Excluding Lebanon, Iraq is the only other country that has three officail ethnicity groups. The reason Arab is the officail ethnicity group in Iraq is because it's sorounded by other countries that have Arab as their officail ethnicity group. (K.D) Religion is a system of beliefs and worship; often involving a code of ethics and a philosophy. The most common religion in Iraq is Islam/Muslin (Shi'i). Iraq also worships Islam/Muslim (Sunni) and Judaism/Jewish. Only Iran, Yeman, and Iraq's most common religion is Islam/Muslim (Shi'i). Maybe because Iraq is right next to Iran, so they could share religions. (K.D)



Literacy is the ability to read and write effectively. The literacy rate for men in Iraq is 84%. Women's literacy rate in Iraq is 65%. Men and Women's literacy rates are average compared to other countries in the Middle East. These percentages tell me that Iraq has a good education for both men and women. (K.D)

Iraq is average with cultural things compared to other countries in the middle east. It has the most common religion in the middle east. It also has the most common language in the middle east. The literacy is also average. Men's literacy rate is about 85% and women's is about 65%. Iraq is not very wealthy. The oil wealth is one of the highest rates in Iraq. The life expectancy is about 70%. I think Iraq would be a tough place to live because they have little money but average cultural things. (JI)

I noticed in your paragraphs that you didn't give enough space between the citations and it made it confusing to read at some points. I was surprised that the literacy rate in Iraq is only 65% literate. I thought that all the pictures were good but the literacy graph really helped me understand the literacy rate. I understood almost everything on the page and thought the writing was well done. Ian B

After reading this wiki and consulting the Peer Feedback Checklist I would suggest that the author go back in and add compass directions in the Introduction. I was confused about what you meant to say in the last sentence of the paragraph about language. I noticed you had some great personalobservations though so great job with that!! I also noticed that you used the font,space,and color to deliever your message by making it bright and easy to read but still keeping it professional looking. I think the most effective picture was the one that went with life expectancy brcause the grave stone really catches your eye. There were no pictures that were confusing or that needed improvement. Overall you did a great Job guys! -Julia M

After reading this wiki and consulting the peer feedback checklist, I noticed that you didn't include compass directions, just said that Irq bordered all of these countries. I understood what Iraq was like because of the excellent choice of photos.I appreciate how the author worded their opinions. The best picture on here is the gravestone, because it also shows Arabic writing. I think you guys did really well and worked hard(: -Kylie B.

After reading your Wiki, I noticed that you drew very good conclusions based on the data you were given, and interpreted it in a creative and realistic way. However, I would suggest reading it again and fixing the spelling and grammatical errors. But, I understood all of the observations you made and wanted to know more, based on the conclusions you drew. You used the visuals, font, space, size, and colors effectively. The colors were eye-catching, but didn't draw the attention away from the valuable data and observations. The picture that was most effective was the picture for language, I really liked how you could see the name of the road and the words in a different language. The only picture that I found slightly confusing was the picture for population density because it didn't totally relate to the amount of people per square mile. I can tell how much effort you put into this project. Great job!- Regan L.

I noticed that the speculations were good. I understood all of it but I would challenge the writer to write more about the religion. The pics. and stuff are good.the most effective photo is the graph for literacy. I think the pic of the soldiers could be swapped because i dont understand why soldiers have to do with population density. Kristen r

I was confused about "Iraq is a pretty average country." What do you mean by "average?" I would suggest that like Kristen said, swap out the picture of the soldier picture. I notised that the citations were a different colored font than the writing. It made a HUGE difference.-Ciara M.

After receiving peer feedback on my rough draft and wiki, I made the following changes: 1. I fixed the spacing between the citations and body paragraphs to make it easier to read. 2. I explained "average" in the introduction paragraph to make it clearer for the readers. 3. I looked throught all of my paragraphs to make sure there was no spelling or grammer mistakes. From the feedback process I learned to check over my work more carefully because I had a lot of little mistakes that were easy to see. (Krista.D)


 * After receiving peer feedback on my rough draft and wiki, I made the following changes: **
 * 1) I fixed a sentence in the Language paragraph that was missing the word, "has." **
 * 2) I checked for areas that I could improve my observation, I found a place in the population density paragraph where I added another sentence with more detail to show why I thought my observaiton was true. Here is what I added, "and doesn't have as much space as other larger countries." **
 * 3) I fixed the spacing between some of the paragraphs that I wrote, and made it more clear to read. **
 * From the feedback process I learned, to always check for small mistakes by reading over the piece and double checking that everything makes sense. **