North Africa And Southwest/central Asia

Front 1

Challenges with Dead Sea, Aral Sea, and Caspian Sea

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pollution, over fishing, disease spread, water diversion, decreased flow, evaporation

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Libyan Canal

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brings water, disease spread, contaminates fresh water

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Awan High Dam

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irrigates land, provides electrical power, traps alluvial soil, disease spread

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Kurds

Back 4

trying to gain independence from Turkish and Arab rulers in order to form own country

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Palestinians

Back 5

want independent state in West Bank of Gaza Strip between Israel and Jordan

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Egypt's odd population density

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99% of people along Nile River, with only 2 people per square mile in the inland and desert

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Islam

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prominent religion; originated in the Arabian Peninsula

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Mesopotamia

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"land between the rivers" (Tigris and Euphrates); part of Fertile Crescent; home to Sumerians

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Sumerians

Back 9

mastered farming year round with irrigation; kept records using cuneiform; Fertile Crescent

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Phoenicians

Back 10

found along eastern Mediterranean Coast

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Persian Empire

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found from the Nile River to the Aegean Sea and Amu Darya

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Egyptian Empire

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found along the Nile

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Mongols

Back 13

nomadic herders who invaded Central Asia in the 1100s

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Iran (religion)

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Unlike most areas, 90% are Shiite Muslims; has an Islamic government and is home to Mecca

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Taliban

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group of radical Muslims who won control of Afghanistan but were criticized for abusing human rights

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Bedouins

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desert nomads and herders of sheep, goats, and camels; herd in dry areas of Saudi Arabia

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Main Natural Resource

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70% of world's oil reserves

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Main Transportation

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Roads and railroads with some airplanes

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Suex Canal

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great man-made river that carries freshwater

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Desalination

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Process used because of the lack of fresh water

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Petrochemicals

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products dervied from petroleum or natural gas

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Main factors on GDP

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banking, insurance, and real estate services

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Main Languages

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Arabic, Hebrew, Berber, Turkish, Farsi, Pashto

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Caspian Sea

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largest inland body of water

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Persian Gulf War

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Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait in 1990

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Countries ruled by monarchs

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Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Morocco

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Islamic Art

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discourages depictions of god, so people normally show floral and geometric designs

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Population changes

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Increase due to improved health care and higher birthrates

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Ottoman Empire

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ruled Eastern Mediterraneand for 600 years