North Africa and Southwest Asia

10/1 & 10/2

Seats and Bell RingerTable 1-Table 2-Nadia, LinTable 3-Terrence, AustinTable 4-Chase, ManikaTable 5- Gabbiee, Tatiana Table 6-Lafabian, Darrel, Jermaine Table 7-Quenisha, TykerriaTable 8- Quinterris, BrysonTable 9-Sidney, CorinthianTable 10- Seko, ChrisTable 11-Quindarious, RockelleTable 12- Don’Taija, JaishaTable 13-Kendarius, MichelleTable 14-Isaiah, JalonTable 15-Fatuma, Quelilah

Oil and Water in the Middle East

Do people live in the desert?

People live in the deserts of the Middle East.

• People live in the ME deserts because there is oil there.

Why?

• Why does oil draw people to the desert?

Why?

• Oil = Money

• Money will buy water, food, transportation, and anything else you want.

Oil Exporters

Oil and Water

OPEC

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Who is in OPEC?• Algeria

• Angola

• Ecuador

• Iran

• Iraq

• Kuwait

• Libya

• Nigeria

• Qatar

• Saudi Arabia

• United Arab Emirates

• Venezuela

Why is OPEC influential?

• 60% of the world’s oil is located in North Africa/ Southwest Asia

Why is OPEC influential?

• Oil affects businesses, travel, exports, and us!

• Dramatically helps the economies of the countries that produce / export oil

WaterCrisis in the Middle East

-Bodies of water are drying out

-People do not have water that they need

-Growing population means a growing demand for water

4 level map analysis

How do they get water?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aysj7696b0A

Oil Categorilla

1. Map the top 10 oil exporting countries in green

2. Map the top 10 countries with the highest per capita income in pink

Answer the questions on the back of your sheet

Exit Ticket

Write one paragraph that answers the essential question:

How does the lack of water and abundance of oil in this region affect the economy and well being of

people?