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North Africa and Southwest Asia
Current News Population and Settlement Cultural Coherence and Diversity Geography of Fossil Fuels
For Next Class: Read Chapter 7 (pp. 328-337) and News Stories on AsUlearn
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Population and Settlement
• Water availability impacts distribution patterns
Figure 7.15
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Demographic Diversity
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Settlement Patterns – Rural
• Fertile Crescent
• Pastoral Nomadism
• Oasis Settlements
• Exotic Rivers
Figure 7.18Oasis agriculture, Morocco
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Agricultural Regions
Figure 7.17
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Agricultural Landscapes
Figure 7.20
Figure 7.19
Nile River Valley
Terraced fields and pasture,Northern Yemen
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Migration and Population Patterns
Figure 7.25
Labor camp, UAE
Figure 7.26
“Youth bulge,” Iran
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Cultural Coherence and Diversity
• Monotheistic Religions– Judaism– Christianity– Islam
Figure 7.29
Abrahamic Religions
What are the commonalities among Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?
What are the sources of theological tension?
Islam
One of the great religions of the world 613-622 AD – Prophet Muhammad began to receive
revelations from Allah (God) in the city of Mecca (Makkah) Islamic creed parallels the Judeo-Christian tradition
• Abraham, Moses, and Jesus are true prophets in Islam Five Basic Pillars:
• 1. repeated expressions of the basic creed• 2. daily prayer• 3. a month (Ramadan) of daytime fasting• 4. giving of alms• 5. at least one religious pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca
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Diffusion of Islam
Figure 7.27
Figure 7.28
Makkah
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Linguistic Diversity
Reveals ethnic complexities
Figure 7.31
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Geopolitical Framework
Figure 7.33
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Multicultural Iraq
Figure 7.39
• Colonial influence• Varied ethnic identities
and political aspirations• Instability• American presence• Sunnis vs. Shiites
Geography of Fossil Fuels