NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST(SOUTHWEST ASIA)

WHAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON

• ARAB CULTURE• ARABIC LANGUAGE• ISLAMIC (MUSLIM) RELIGION• ARID (DRY) CLIMATE• DESERT TERRAIN• LACK OF FRESH WATER• PETROLEUM (OIL)

WHICH RESOURCE IS MORE VALUABLE?

DESALINIZATION DESALINATION

PETROLEUM - OIL•OPEC

NEW $$$ OLD WAYS

BEVERLY HILLBILLIES

WHERE DO PEOPLE LIVE?

• NEAR FRESH WATER RIVERS – NILE, TIGRIS, EUPHRATES, JORDAN AQUIFERS

AQUIFERS

ISRAEL

WHERE DO PEOPLE LIVE?

• NEAR FOOD FERTILE RIVER VALLEYS

MARSH PEOPLE

MARSH PEOPLE

GENOCIDE

BEDOUINS

BEDOUINS

SAHARA DESERT

SAHEL

DESERTIFICATION

SAHEL

RUB AL KHALI

EMPTY QUARTER

SUEZ CANAL

CONNECTSRED SEA TO

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

STRAIT OF HORMUZ• CHOKEPOINT

1/5 WORLD’S OIL PASSES THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ

STRAIT OF HORMUZ

ASWAN HIGH DAM

HIGH DAMS• POSITIVES CONTROL FLOODING HYDROELECTRICITY CONSTANT WATER SUPPLY (RESERVOIR) RECREATION (SWIMMING, FISHING, BOATING) CONSISTENT FLOW (EASIER TRANSPORTATION) JOBS

HIGH DAMS• NEGATIVES NO SEASONAL FRESH SOIL EXPENSIVE FLOOD LAND DISPLACE PEOPLE DESTROY ARTIFACTS POSSIBLE DANGER (IF IT BREAKS) LOSS OF FARM LAND

RELIGION• ISLAM

• JUDAISM

• CHRISTIANITY

SHIITESUNNI

ISRAEL• JEWISH HOMELAND

• UNENDING CONFLICT WITH PALESTINIANS

ISRAEL• DISPUTED TERRITORIES GAZA STRIP GOLAN HEIGHTS WEST BANK

IS THE ISSUE LAND, SECURITY, OR ACCESS TO FRESH WATER?

ISRAEL• JERUSALEM HOLY CITY JUDAISM ISLAM CHRISTIANITY

WOMEN’S RIGHTS

CAN WOMEN…ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM

• VOTE?• DIVORCE?• DRIVE?• GET AN EDUCATION?• OWN PROPERTY?• GO OUT ALONE IN PUBLIC?• DRESS AS THEY CHOOSE?

GOVERNMENT

• MONARCHY• DEMOCRACY• DICTATORSHIP• TOTALITARIAN• THEOCRACY SHARIA LAW

• INSTABLILTY• MILITARY COUP

ARAB SPRING

ARAB SPRING

ECONOMY• OIL RICHES

• SUBSISTENCE FARMERS/HERDERS

ECONOMY• TRADITIONAL SUBSISTENCE FARMING NOMADIC HERDING HUNTING/GATHERING

• FREE MARKET• PLANNED (COMMAND?)

DUBAI

POPULATION PYRAMIDS

POPULATION PYRAMIDS