Southwest Asia and North Africa (Middle East)

Question 1

Resources

Answer 1

Oil is the biggest export, but very unevenly distributed. Leads to - – extremes in wealth
- regional rivalries and conflicts
- led to alliances with other countries
- very fast urbanization and globalization
- rise of consumerism, growth of middle class
- westernization
- pollution and climate change
- High military spending
-Tensions and terrorism

Question 2

What resources withing the Region?

Answer 2

Wood and Charcoal make most of their money, lots of farming.
90% of oil is from the Middle East

Question 3

What religion came first?

Answer 3

Judaism, 4000 years ago, in the North

Question 4

What religion came second

Answer 4

Christianity 2000 years ago in the south

Question 5

What Is the third religion, and what are the types

Answer 5

Islam, Sunni and Shiite. Iran is mainly Shiite, the rest of the Middle East is Sunni, causes lots of tension

Question 6

What are women’s roles

Answer 6

Very minimal, high restriction. Seclusion, requires a male presence in public, wearing veils. Saudi Arabia is the worst. Many places can’t drive.

Question 7

Economies

Answer 7

Faces many challenges like political instability, high unemployment rates, and income inequality.

Question 8

Arab-Israel conflict

Question 9

Balfour Declaration

Answer 9

Israel will become a separate state, issued by British. Taken out of Palestine, technically out of British control. Important part of the Arab-Israeli conflict

Question 10

Qanat System

Answer 10

gently sloping water source. there are tunnels going down, so water is carried down to places that could never get water. Mother well is dug, then the qanat tunnel goes from that water source found in the mother well across to the destination. Access wells are 15 meters apart to give access into the Qanat.