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13 Cards in this Set
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Aswan Dam
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Controvertial Nasser project, generated electricity, but was eco disaster.
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Egypt’s Declined Productivity
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Pattern of land ownership.
Dependence on single crop. |
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Exports
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Olives, oranges, dates, tobacco, cotton.
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Lack of Water
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Makes less than 10% of land farmable. Scant available land is then overcrowded.
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Livestock
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Sheep, goats. Problems with deforestation.
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Main Crops
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Wheat & grains. Much food imported.
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Nasser
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President of Egypt.
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Nasser’s Reforms
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Land redistribution.
Crop diversification. |
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Obstacles to progress
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Rapid Population growth.
Political conflicts. |
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Etatism (Statism)
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Gov program: Combines gov & private development. Found in Turkey
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Major Industries
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Oil; Food & tobacco processing; Textile & footwear;
Construction materials. |
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Obstacle to Industry
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Low literacy rate.
Low investment, land is prefered instead. |
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Socialism
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Gov program: Gov owns key industries, controls prices on certain products. Found in Egypt; Iraq; Syria
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