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Essential Question: Is conflict unavoidable? Chapters * Canada * Caribbean South America * Southern and Eastern Africa * Israel and Its Neighbors Preview Before you begin the chapter, think about the Essential Question. Understanding how the Essential Question connects to your life will help you understand the chapter you are about to read. Watch the videos below and think about how the Essential Question connects to Daniella, Maayan, and Muhammad's lives.

Connect to Your Life 1. What has caused conflicts in your family, school, community, state, or country? Name two recent conflicts. 2. There are many possible reasons for conflict, such as misunderstandings, power struggles, and differences. Rate how likely each of these reasons is to cause conflict, with 1 being likely and 5 being unlikely. On your own, come up with one more possible reason for conflict and rate it from 1 to 5. To help you decide, you may wish to consider the conflicts you named in your answer to Part 1. Connect to the Chapter 3. Now think about sources of conflict in a country or region that can lead to tension, such as differences in economic opportunity or religious beliefs. Preview the chapter by skimming the chapter's text, headings, and images. Then predict sources of conflict that you will find in the chapter. After reading the chapter, return here. Were any of your predictions correct? Writer's Workshop 4. Throughout this chapter, you have explored the Essential Question in your text, journal, and On Assignment at myworldgeography.com. Use what you've learned to write an essay or letter in response to the Essential Question. Use the Writer's Workshop page in your journal to learn more about your assignment and to plan your writing. Write the essay or letter using the Writing tool in this classroom.

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