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Desert- hot summer, warm winters, very little rainfall, low humidity
-Semiarid/steppe: warm/hot summers, cold/cool winters, some summer rain some winter snow
Mediterranean: warm/hot summers; mild/cool winters, dry summers; wet winters, low humidity |
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dominates the regional economy
petro states: states with economies fueled by petroleum revenue |
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Key moments in oil hisotry
before 1970 |
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Oil prices remained relatively stable at around $3 a barrel
-oil fields controlled by foreign companies
-OPEC (organization of petroleum exporting countires) formed in 1960). |
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organization of petroleum exporting countries
algeria, iran, iraq
kuwait, libya, qatar
saudia arabia, UAE |
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Key moments in oil history
1973-1980 |
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Rising prices. OPEC organized drastic price increases.
US support of Israel= OPEc countires to cut production and raise prices further.
Political instability in region prompted even higher oil prices.
Boom time for OPEC countires |
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key moments in oil history
1973 |
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energy crisis
high OPEC prices prompted oil development in other places
more fule efficent vehicles
more coal power pants
economic recession (high oil prices)+ decreased demand for oil |
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| key moment in oild history 1980-1990s |
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1980-1986- oil glut=low oil prices
1990-1991: gulf war. Iraqi takeover of Kuwait |
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| 1980 US will use any mean necessary, including military force to keep oil flowing |
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100 barrel oil
150 barrel protect oil resouces
250 barrel real cost
US spends 100 billion a year in the region |
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| where does middle east oil go |
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| western europe, japan, china, but also US |
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The geography of pipelines
Why pipelines? |
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bypass chokepoints such as the strait of hormuz
minimize time and expense of seaborne transportation |
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| Most people speak aRabic and most of the people are Islamic |
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profession of faith
prayer five times
almsgiving
fasting during month of ramadan
pilgrimage to Mecca (HAJJ) |
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(shia) religous authority- muhammads family (23 %)
Sunni: religiouse clergy (mainstream islam 73%) |
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Israel palestine conflict
whose homeland |
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| Jews believe that Israel is their homeland Palestinians have lived there for generations |
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Ottam empire until WWI
-british created the state of Palestine as an independent state for ARab speaking Palestinians and as a homeland for the gathering Jewish people. |
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gathering of Jews to Israel increaed pace 1930s to 1940s
Palestininns were worried about the future of the state.
British left it to the UN |
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1847 Un plan of two state solution= failure
Israel said no
arab nations helped palestininas
Arab-Israeli won=Jewish
Palestininans occupied what is now called WEst Bank |
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1967-Israel gained part of Jerusalem
they want Gaza strip
create settlements is west bank
palestinian attacks against Israeli settlement
I builds a wall to keep out palestinians |
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A revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests spreading thoughout the arab World
pro democratic |
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global econokic recession
high unemployment
human rights violations
lack of democracy
corruption
police brutality
ethnic.religious differences
globalization (social media)
relative location |
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crowded aroudn the Nile River- 95% of population lives within 12 milles of the river
consequences: dwindling agriculture production, imported food, and high inflation |
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growing quickly faster than the economy
a large group of under 30s who are educated but cannot find employment |
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the average number of children
60: 7.2
1990 4
2010 3 |
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| medina: urbam pattern typical of islamic cities before the 20th centrury |
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