Morocco Lapbook

Morocco Lapbook created by Ami Brainerd

Official Name: Kingdom of Morocco

Size: 172,414 square miles

Capital: Rabat

Official Language: Arabic

Religion: Almost all Moroccans follow Islam. Minority religions include Christianity,

Judaism, and Bahaism.

Products

Morocco produces barley, wheat, citrus, vegetables, olives, spices, nuts, livestock,

and wine.

Currency: Dirham

Climate: Morocco has mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers along the coast.

Population: For current information, use this website: Population of Countries

Comparing Times: To compare the time in the capital city to the time where you

live, use this website: The World Clock

People of Morocco:

The Sahrawi, or Saharawi people, live in the oases of the Sahara Desert. Many farm

cattle, but others are craftsmen (pottery, needlework, and woodworking).

The Berber people live in small villages in and around the Atlas and Anti Atlas

Mountains. They raise livestock or farm. They value hard work.

The Bedouin people used to be nomadic, but many have settled into urban areas.

They farm and herd camels or cattle. Music and poetry are important to these

people. They enjoy tea and serve it at festivals.

Rabat: Your student will need to research the capital city in order to complete this

mini-book.

Animals in Morocco: Your student will need to research the animals in order to

write facts on the pages of the tab book.

Native Lingo: Here are a few phrases in Arabic.

Hello = Ahlan wa sahlan

Goodbye = Ma as salama

Yes = Aywa

No = La

Thank you = Shukran

I (or me) = Ana

My name is = Ismi

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Morocco USA

Population

What is the

major religion

in Morocco?

You can find the current country

populations at this website.

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Official Language

Official Name

Products

Currency

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Climate

Size of

Morocco

Cut on solid lines. Fold each book like a matchbook, using the dotted lines as your guides.

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Wha

t is

the

cap

ital

of M

oroc

co?

Wha

t is

land

s ar

e

clos

e to

Mor

occo

?

Wha

t oc

ean

bord

ers

M

oroc

co?

Wha

t co

untr

ies

are

bo

rder

ing

Mor

occo

?

In

whi

ch c

ontine

nt

is M

oroc

co?

Morocco

Use a globe or map to help you complete this minit book.

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What time is it in

Rabat?

What time is it in

?

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pie

ce. F

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in h

alf.

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en. C

ut

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to

fo

rm t

o fl

aps.

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t o

ut

cove

r p

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s an

d p

aste

th

em

to

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e fr

on

ts o

f

the

flap

s. In

th

e b

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k, w

rite

th

e n

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r ci

ty. C

om

ple

te t

he

clo

cks

to s

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w t

he

curr

ent

tim

es (

corr

esp

on

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g to

th

e

citi

es o

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flap

s).

English Arabic Pronunciation

hello

goodbye

yes

no

thank you

I (or me)

My name is

Arabic Words

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Cut book out as one piece. Fold top under. Fold bottom under. Open book. Cut

on solid black lines to form three flaps. Refold so that the cover is on the front.

These people live in the oases of the Sahara Desert.

Many farm cattle, but others are craftsmen

(pottery, needlework, and woodworking).

These people live in small vil-lages in and around the Atlas

and Anti Atlas Mountains. They raise livestock or farm. They

value hard work.

These people used to be nomadic, but many have

settled into urban areas. They farm and herd camels or

cattle. Music and poetry are important to these

people. They enjoy tea and serve it at festivals.

People of

Morocco

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desert

livestock

nomadic

urban

oasis

Look up these words in a dictionary. Write the definitions under the flaps.

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Rabat

Moroccan Y

ogurt C

ake

1 sm

all co

ntai

ner

plai

n yo

gurt

1

meas

ure v

ege

table

oil

2 m

eas

ures

suga

r 3

meas

ures

flou

r 4

teas

poon

s bak

ing

pow

der

1/2

teas

poon

sal

t 2

teas

poon

s va

nilla

3 e

ggs,

sepa

rate

d

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you

r ov

en

to 3

50

° F

(1

80

° C

). G

reas

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nd f

lour

a B

undt

pan

or s

mal

l tu

be p

an. In

a la

rge b

owl, b

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hit

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our

meas

ure.

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he o

il, su

gar,

and

egg

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ks

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eat

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tir

in t

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lla,

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ur, bak

ing

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unt

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th. G

ent

ly f

old t

he

stif

f egg

whit

es

into

the c

ake b

atte

r, b

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g ca

refu

l to

inc

orpo

rate

all o

f th

e w

hit

es

eve

nly.

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r th

e b

atte

r in

to t

he p

repa

red c

ake, an

d b

ake f

or

40

to

45

min

utes,

or

unti

l th

e c

ake t

est

s don

e. A

llow

the c

ake t

o co

ol in

the p

an f

or a

few

min

utes

befo

re inv

ert

ing

onto

a p

late

. Leav

e t

o co

ol

com

plete

ly.

-Reci

pe b

y C

hri

stin

e B

enl

afqu

ih

Man

y M

oroc

cans

use

bow

ls a

nd g

lass

es

to m

eas

ure ing

redie

nts.

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r ch

ild c

an u

se t

he e

mpt

y yo

gurt

con

tain

er

to m

eas

ure t

he ing

redie

nts

for

this

cak

e!

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Photo credits: Frithjof Spangenberg, dorcas gazelle; Umberto Salvagnin, fennec fox

Animals from

Morocco

Dorcas Gazelle

Sloughi

Fennec Fox

Cu

t on

solid

lines. Stack p

ages togeth

er in o

rder w

ith co

ver on

top

and

staple o

n th

e left

side.

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