D. S. prof. Anselmo Di Giorgio
a. s. 2007-2008
Coordinator prof. Vittoria Di Fabio
Liceo Classico Plauto
MEDTWINNING
Italy-Jordan-Bulgaria
Jordan is a small Arab country with
fundamental problems...
Jordan’s economy
Classe V sez. B
Susanna F.
Marco A.
Alessandro S.
Laura P.
Elisa P.
Paolo S.
Francesco A.
• Just over
10% of
Jordan land
is arable.
Rainfall is
low and
highly
variable
and much
of Jordan’s
available
ground
water isn’t
renewable.
• The
country is
currently
exploring
ways to
expand its
limited
water
supply and
use its
existing
water
resources
more
efficiently.
King
abdallah
since
assuming
the throne
in 1999
has
undertaken
some
broad
economic
reforms
practicing
careful
monetary
policy and
making
substantial
headway
with
privatization.
jordan’s money
• These
measures
have
helped
improve
productivity
and
have put
Jordan
on the
foreign
investment
map.
Al aqabah port…jordan’s only seaport
Fertilizer industry
Phosphate mine southern jordan
Solar energy plant near Al aqabah
Unloading phosphate, Al aqabah port
Women workers in a shoe factory
About Agriculture
Peasants
Most of jordan is desert
Tourism…Petra
Qusayr Amra, Jordan Desert
Castles
The end