"Deserts, mountains, and coastal cities are just some of the impressive features you can find on a journey through the Middle East and North Africa, and they are all waiting for readers to discover in this guide to global geography. Incredible photographs of natural and man-made landscapes are found with each turn of the page, along with detailed text that supports knowledge building and critical thinking. As readers explore the curriculum-aligned main text, sidebars, and fact boxes, they are also invited to answer important questions about the complex relationship between people and the lands they inhabit"--.