Notes On Jordan

Notes on Jordan: Dry, rocky desert. Borders Syria, Iraq, Israel, and Saudi Arabia, Jordan annexed the West Banks after the 1948 war Nomadic herding, subsistence farming, and small industry today. Palestinian Arabs make up half the population Constitutional monarchy Irrigation canals in the West Bank Herders raise sheep and goats One third of the GNP comes from the West Bank Annexed the West Bank is 1948 but lost it after the six day war Jordan lost its seconds largest city (east Jerusalem) Jordan suffered a devastating blow to their economy.