Central & Southwest Asia Chapters Pages

Chapter 22 Pages

Caucasus Nations Georgia Armenia Azerbaijan

Georgia Location: Place: Region: Movement: Human-Environment Interaction

Armenia Location Place Region Movement Human-Environment Interaction

Azerbaijan Location Place Region Movement Human-Environment Interaction

Central Asian Nations Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan

Which of Central Asia's environmental problems poses the greatest threat to the region’s future?

Modern Middle East Chapter 23 Pages

History Ottoman Empire ruled lands until the 1800s –Allowed practice of religion –Nation-states –Ethnic disputes brought decline

World War I Ottoman Empire + Central Powers Britain & France secret deal? Balfour Declaration? The Balfour and Sykes-Picot helped to create long lasting resentment toward Western motives.

Following World War I Borders drawn up –Pg. 471 How were the lines changed? Mandates –Which countries were mandates? Palestine

Israel After Holocaust looking Jews looking for home Problem  Britain withdraws U.N. solution to problem Current situation? Pg. 474

Israel Human Geography Jewish Split –Ashkenazi –Sephardic Immigration Arabs = ? 14

Israel Movement 1948 Conflict –Led to Palestinians  neighbors –Led Jews  Settle in Israel 1967 Conflict –Israel  West Bank & Gaza Strip –Palestinians  Moved again Many moved into refugee camps PLO in camps Cycle of Violence?? 15

Israel Human-Environment Interaction Negev Desert cover ½ of the country National Water Carrier –Drip Irrigation –Challenges Mining 16

Section 3 Pages

Fertile Crescent Jordan Lebanon Syria Iraq

Jordan West Bank  West Bank  Since King Hussein began new reforms, the economy has improved –Goal: to unite an Islamic heritage with modern political freedoms

Lebanon Beirut = “Paris of Middle East” Civil War –Palestinians complicate –Hezbollah (Shiite group) –Anarchy!! 1991 – Equitable political system established Regional stability still threatened

Syria Prosperous land & trade –Grow cotton, wheat, fruit & veggies –Out of date methods Rainfall is unreliable Little irrigation –= Movement to cities Turkey damming –Less water for farm & electricity Harbors terrorists?

Iraq Mesopotamia – “land between rivers” –Leads to great agriculture Oil discovered in 1920s War with Iran –Halabja Video – 8 minutesHalabja Video Persian Gulf War –Embargo –Kurds / Shiites War on Terror

Section 4 Pages

Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia Kuwait Bahrain Qatar United Arab Emirates 24

Saudi Rulers GOAL: “Modernization without Westernization” What does this mean?? 25

Arabian Peninsula Before OILAfter OIL 26

Arabian Peninsula 27 Important Resources Their Future Poorest Country?

Section 5 Turkey, Iran and Cyprus Pages

Skim the Section Make a list of leaders of both Turkey and Iran Prepare two statements about each leader –Include one contribution to history 29

How did they change their nations? Kemal AtatükAyatollah Khomeini 30

Homework: Answer the Reading Focus questions on Pg