L6 - Trekking From The Bottom Up

Question 1

Describe traditional Bedouin life.

Answer 1

Nomadic pastoralists Herds goats, sheep and camels Live in tents Depend on relatives, not the government

Question 2

What does Amman have a huge demand for?

Answer 2

Water

Question 3

What attracts people to Petra?

Answer 3

Bedouin tourism and spectacular desert scenery

Question 3

What do big cities, like the capital Amman, do to smaller villages?

Answer 3

Extract groundwater

Question 5

What is the Umm al-Quattayn Cooperative?

Answer 5

Creating jobs and reducing poverty by investing money in small projects

Question 6

What is ‘grey’ water?

Answer 6

Reused water

Question 7

Name some of the small projects that are a part of the Umm al-Quattayn Cooperative

Answer 7

Bee keeping Growing sun dried tomatoes Making Bedouin tents Reusing ‘grey’ water to irrigate crops

Question 8

How many people are a part of the Umm al-Quattayn Cooperative?

Answer 8

150,000 people from 4 villages

Question 9

When did the Umm al-Quattayn Cooperative start?

Answer 9

2002

Question 12

Why do the Bedouin have less land for grazing?

Answer 12

War in Iraq Closed border with Saudi Arabia Drought

Question 13

Where do most young Bedouin men go to work now?

Answer 13

Amman

Question 14

What do they do to the money that they earn there?

Answer 14

Send it back to their families