gender Inequality/ Country Profile Flashcards
Describe the role of women in traditional Middle Eastern society.
women cover their heads, hair; and sometimes faces with a scarf or veil. 2012, Saudi women were granted the right to vote, yet they are still barred from driving until 2017. education attainment and if women are represented in the political positions of their government Reproductive Health of Women is measured by the teen birth rate and maternal mortality rate
What is the Sykes-Picot Agreement? Which countries are involved in this agreement?
France and Great Britain’s secret agreement to establish new boundaries in the Middle East, after WWI.
Summarize the problems facing the Southwest Asia region:
Growing tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the Israel-Arab Conflict, mass migration out of countries in SW Asia, war, poverty, terrorism, development of nuclear weapons, women’s rights, dictators abusing power, and religious conflict.
What ‘push’ factors are causing migration out of the SW Asian region?
War, conflict, poverty, lack of adequate resources, lack of economic stability, lack of adequate healthcare, fear of safety, and lack of food
Environmental Challenges in the Middle East:
Lack of land to grow on, pollution from the factories and climate change beating
Why is the Strait of Hormuz so important?
25% of the world’s oil has to pass through
What have countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates done to plan for when oil is no longer needed or when they may run out of oil?
They have created other ways for the country to support itself economically besides oil.
Who are the Kurds?
An ethnic group of people that consider themselves their own country. The Kurds are a stateless nation and have people that live in Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Iran.
