North Africa and Southwest Asia The Middle East ESPN & Mapping North Africa and Southwest Asia Using pages 438-441 and 479-531 complete an ESPN chart for this region on page 33 of your ISN

The Middle East Economics Social Land Use Resources Souks-markets Nomadic Herding, Farming, Urban Resources Oil, Natural Gas, Copper, Iron Souks-markets Economy effected by civil and international wars Guest workers Religion Islam Women’s Roles Some strict rules for women clothing and behavior Changing in some N. African countries More Arabic women becoming educated. Separation of men and women in public

The Middle East Political Natural Environment Civil unrest in countries of N. Africa has led to ousting of military dictators. Muslim nations are ruled by religious law-theocratic government Conflict over land and religion effects politics in Israel and Palestine Peninsulas Many mountain ranges Many deserts Desertification Waterways are extremely important Nile, Euphrates, Tigris Desalinization

The Middle East Political Physical Morocco Western Sahara Algeria Libya Egypt Turkey Cyprus Lebanon Israel Palestine Tunisia Suez Canal Nile R. Atlas Mts Zagros Mts. Ahaggar Mts. Sahara Desert Rub Al-Khali Desert Syrian Desert Red Sea Bosporus Strait Dead Sea Tigris & Euphrates R. Persian Gulf Arabian Peninsula Jordan Syria Iraq Iran Saudi Arabia Yemen Oman UAE Qatar Kuwait Afghanistan