Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 1 Setting the Boundaries Stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Caspian Sea.

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Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 1 Setting the Boundaries Stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Caspian Sea Climate, culture and petroleum reserves serve as binding elements for this region

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 2 Figure 7.1 Southwest Asia and North Africa

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 3 Culture Hearths and Globalization Agriculture Civilizations Trade Routes Innovations OPEC Islamic Fundamentalism Early Forms Recent Forms

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 4 Regional Landscapes Atlas Mountains Figure 7.8 Arid Iran Figure 7.12 Turkey Figure 7.9 Earthquake Damage in Turkey Figure 7.2.1

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 5 Population and Settlement Figure 7.15 Importance of Water (Rivers, Coasts, Oases)

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 6 Settlement Patterns - Rural Fertile Crescent Pastoral Nomadism Oasis Settlements Exotic Rivers Figure 7.17

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 7 Dryland Agriculture < Figure 7.7 Figure 7.14 > < Saudi Arabian Irrigation Nile Valley >

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 8 Settlement Patterns - Urban Rich history of urbanization Political and religious centers Islamic influences Figure 7.18 Figure 7.21 < Qom, Iran Doha, Qatar >

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 9 Urban Influences Figure 7.19 Figure 7.31 Traditional Islamic and European Influences Algiers, Algeria Fes, Morocco

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 10 Cultural Coherence and Diversity Monotheistic Religions Judaism Christianity Islam Figure 7.26

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 11 Diffusion of Islam Figure 7.24 Figure 7.25 Makkah

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 12 Jerusalem How might Jerusalem represent a microcosm of religious influence for the region as a whole? Figure 7.27

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 13 Linguistic Diversity Figure 7.28 Reveals ethnic complexities

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 14 Colonial Legacies Figure 7.32 Evolution of Israel

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 15 Challenge of the West Bank Figure 7.33 Figure 7.5.1

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 16 Jewish Settlements and the Barrier Figure Figure 7.34

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 17 Kurdistan Figure 7.35 Figure 7.29 Kirkuk

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 18 With and Without Oil… Figure 7.37 Figure 7.3 Figure 7.40 Rural Yemen Saudi Arabian Refineries Persian Gulf

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 19 Economic Differentiation…Dubai Figure Figure 7.6.1

Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff 20 Social Development and Gender Figure 7.42 Figure 7.41 Algerian Women (above) and Iranian Consumers (right)