Iran-+Andrea&Nora

=**__IRAN__**= **__Introduction:__** Iran is the second largest country in the Middle East with an area of 636,296 square miles. There are 65.8 million people that currently live in Iran. It is located to the right of Iraq, the left of Afghanistan and right underneath the Caspian Sea.(NJ) **__Ethnicity:__**A grouping based on a common cultural heritage, distinguished by customs, language, nationality, or race. The Ethnic group is Persian at 51%. Other groups are Ijuinia which is at 24%, Kurd is 7%, Arab is 4%, and others are 15%. Persian is the offical language of Iran.(NJ) **__Language:__** The vocal sounds and words common to a particular nation or group of people. Persian is the official language of Iran. It is different than most countries in the Middle East because most or all of them speak Arabic. No other countries speak Persian. Maybe this is because lots of people from Persia migrated to Iran.(AH)

__**Life Expectancy:**__The average number of years members of a population are expected to live. On American standards both the literacy rate and the life expectancy are very low. In Iran, the life expectancy is only about 71 years, which is 30-40 years less than America. This might be because of lack of medicine, hospitals, or knowledge about sickness.(AH)

**__Literacy:__** The ability to read and write effectively. On American standards, both the literacy rate and the life expentancy are very low. In Iran the life expentancy is only about 71 years old; which is 30-40 years less than America. Also, the literacy rate is about 84% for men and 70% for women. The literacy rate for men is only about 84%, and 70% for women. In most of the other countries, the low literacy rates are also very common.(NJ)

**__Religion:__**A system of beliefs and worship, often invoving a code of ethics and philosophy. The most practiced religion inIran is islam, Druze, which is also common in the middle east.The most practiced religion in Iran is Islam, Pruze, or Muslim, which is also common in the Middle East.There are 106 people per square mile which adds up to a total of 65.8 million people, and the majority of that is Muslim.(NJ)

**__Population Density:__**The average number of people per square mile.there are 106 people per square mile with a total population of 65.8 million people. Iran is bigger than most countries in it's region, yet smaller than one or two of them. It has a total area of 636,296 square miles.(AH)

__**Oil Wealth:**__ The amount of wealth per person that comes from a country's oil resources. The oil wealth of Iran is $733. It may not seem like alot, but it is $733 more than other countries have. The highest oil wealth is $15,247 which is Kuwait, and the lowest is $0 which is Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, and Yemen.(AH)

__**GDP:**__ The value of the goods and services a country produces per person. Iran's GDP is $11,700. There aren't many countries with a lower GDP than that, but there are a few with higher GDP's. The highest GDP in the Middle East is $55,000 which is Kuwait, and the lowest is $2,500 which is Yemen.(NJ)

__**Closing:**__Iran is not the richest, or the smartest country in the Middle East, and it's also not the biggest. But with a population of only65.8 million, that is very common in the Middle East. (NJ)

Pictures by Andrea.

**//__ Source Citations: __//**


 * Source Citation:** "Literacy in Iran." (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. []


 * Source Citation:** "Major Religions in Iran." (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. []


 * Source Citation:** "Goods Ownership in Iran." (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. []


 * Source Citation:** "Land Use in Iran." (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. []


 * Source Citation:** "Grape leaves." (EPD Photos) //Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World//. 4 vols. U*X*L, 2002. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. []


 * Source Citation:** "Iran." (Blackbirch Press Archives) //The Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World//. Online Ed. Blackbirch Press, 2009. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. []

-I suggest that you use cardinal directions (North, East, South, West). -I realized that you repeated the same thing in the "Ethnicity" paragraph -I was confused about the picture the "GPD" paragraph."Yemen" is all alone

The font color easily showed the difference between who wrote what. My favorite part was the picture of the mosque because it showed the geometric shapes. Infact all of your pictures where clear. as well as details. Overall a job well done. Ciara M

After reading this project Andrea, I noticed that you had good sentenced that flowed easily. But I would also suggest that you add in an observation you made in the paragraphs for oil wealth and life expectancy. I was surprised by the fact that the oil wealth of Iran is $733 more than other countries. Also, The size of the writing is good and you can tell who wrote what because of the color. I like the picture of the mosque because it shows a lot about religion, and all of your pictures are very good. You did a good job. (Elsa M)