Iran

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Iran

• Social Studies
• Eighth Grade

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Map of Iran and the Middle East
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Iran
http//www.iranmap.com/
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Land and Climate
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Resources

• Petroleum (oil)
• Natural Gas
• Coal
• Chromium
• Copper
• Iron ore
• Lead

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Iranian People

• There are many religions represented in Iran.
  Most people are Muslim, but there are a few
  Zoroastrians, Jews, Christians, and Bahaists.

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Languages

• There are a great variety of languages spoken in
  Iran. Some of the most common are
• Persian
• Turkic
• Kurdish
• Luri
• Balochi

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Before the Iranian Revolution of 1979

• Iran was ruled by a shah, which is like a king.
• The United States supported the shah.
• The shah tried to improve Iran by building roads
  and increasing education, but he did not allow
  Iranians to express disagreement with him.

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During and after the Iranian Revolution of 1979

• The shah left Iran and would never return.
  Later, he moves to the United States for medical
  reasons.
• The full name of Iran becomes The Islamic
  Republic of Iran.
• Iran has an Islamic constitution.

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Sources

• https//www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world
  -factbook/geos/ir.html