middle east and north africa: an introduction algeria
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Middle East and North Africa: An Introduction
Algeria
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Oasis, Sinai Peninsula
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Bedouin People, Lebanon
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Qatar
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Rub al Khali Desert, Yemen
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Yemen
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Physiographic Regions There are diverse features interspersed across the Middle East and North Africa:•Mountain Ranges
•Coastal Lowlands
•Highland Plateaus
•Floodplains
•Deserts
Two Crucial River Systems:Tigris-Euphrates in Fertile CrescentNile (White Nile/Blue Nile) in North Africa
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Middle East and North Africa Elevations
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Generalized Tectonics of the Middle East
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Climate
•Variable
•Orographic Rainfall
•Largely Arid- consider it’s location around 20N
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Climate in Middle East and North Africa
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Environmental Problems:•Deforestation
•Species extinction
•Death of oases from overuse
•Oil pollution
•Industrial pollution
•Habitat destruction
•Salinization of soils due to irrigation
•Desertification
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Rich Cultural Heritage
Empires
Domestication of plants and animals
Extended Family
Trade Routes
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Ancient Sites of Fertile Crescent
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Religion
Three major world religions began here: Judaism, Christianity, Islam.
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The Islamic World
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Family
Importance of kinship and tribe.
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Contemporary Issues
Most contemporary problems stem from two things:
1. Boundaries and borders created by colonial powers
2. Strategic importance of region to political and economic interests of core countries
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Oil: Blessing and Curse The study of petroleum provides an example of how places
become interconnected politically and environmentally through the movements of commodities.
Oil fires in Iraq, 2003
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Consider how Middle Eastern and North African countries compare in Gross Domestic Product to other countries.
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Why aren’t Middle Eastern and North African countries part of the core?
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
OPEC Member CountriesAlgeriaIranIraqVenezuelaIndonesiaQatarSaudi ArabiaKuwaitLibya NigeriaUnited Arab Emirates
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Please understand Goode’s map pp 58-59 for your exam.
Major Petroleum Flows
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Everyday Life for Young People in Middle East and North Africa
Film: Young Voices from the Arab World
Film Questions:
•Why have families moved?
•What urbanization problems are mentioned in film?
•How do people make a living?
•What is the role of extended family in these stories?
•How has war impacted the young people in the film?