NorthAfrica

Nathaniel

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North Africa and Southwest Asia (Middle East):

North Africa and Southwest Asia (Middle East)

Leading countries according to GDP:

Leading countries according to GDP Kuwait United Arab Emirates Qatar Israel

Leading countries according to Land size:

Leading countries according to Land size Algeria Saudi Arabia Libya

Leading countries according to population:

Leading countries according to population Iran Turkey Egypt

Physical Characteristics:

Physical Characteristics Area is the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia It has a primarily desert or semi-arid climate Sahara, Sahel, and steppes are the primary vegetation region

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Sahara--world’s largest desert, it stretches over most of North Africa and is growing Sahel--area separating the Sahara from the tropical rainforest of Africa.

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The Sahel is an area of temperate grassland (steppe) moving into sparse desert scrub-like vegetation

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Three main mountain ranges 1. Atlas Mountains in northern Algeria and Morocco 2. Taurus Mountains in southern Turkey 3. Zagros Mountains in western Iran

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Even though this is a dry area, water plays a very large role There are several large bodies of water which play a major role in world politics

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Examples : Persian Gulf/Arabian Gulf Strait of Hormuz Arabian Sea Red Sea

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Other important bodies of water Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Bosporus Strait, Dardanelles Strait, Nile River (longest in the world), Tigris and Euphrates (home to the world’s first civilization) and the Jordan River

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The area is also subject to seasonal flooding, alluvial soils, delta regions, oases, and wadis

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Seasonal flooding--several of the rivers flood regularly (Nile) which deposit rich alluvial soil for farming

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The desert regions are home to many oases (a place where fresh water makes it possible for life to exist in a dry area) and wadi (a gully or usually dry river bed cut by running water after a downpour)

Economic Characteristics:

Economic Characteristics The area has a heavy reliance on primary economic activities such as oil drilling, agriculture and herding/grazing

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The area is the home of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Many countries in the area still belong today Major producers of the world’s oil Provide large oil revenues

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Positive effects--jobs, revenue, position of power Negative effects--reliance on one industry, pollution, unequal distribution of wealth

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Water is the region’s MOST PRECIOUS resource Aswan High Dam has had positive and negative effects on the region. Suez Canal enhanced shipping routes in the region

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Positive effects of the Aswan High dam Controls flooding, recreation areas, power Negative effects of the Aswan high Dam land losing fertility, lost homes when dam built,

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There is a great variation in the standard of living in the region. It ranges from the relatively high to the poverty stricken. There is also a wide range of per capita income and differing levels of development

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Trade has been important to the region from the earliest time. Today regional conflicts and political unrest have affected trade and tourism The area today has contemporary trade routes (sea lanes)

Cultural Characteristics:

Cultural Characteristics The area has experienced rapid urbanization Most modernization has centered around urban areas and more traditional life has continued in the rural areas

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Large percentage of the population is under the age of 15 due to conflict, disease and the hardships associated with the region. The population is generally unevenly distributed due to the environment and resources

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All but three of the countries are Arab nations and they use the Arabic language. Turkey, Iran and Israel are the non-Arab countries

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North Africa and Southwest Asia are the birthplace to three major monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. All three claim similar holy places and the dominant group has changed over the years.