Chapter 23 Notes- Southwest Asia Today’s Issues
Section 1: Population Relocation Guest Workers- usually unskilled laborers that immigrate into a country to work. Needed for oil related jobs Problems?
Section 1: Population Relocation Stateless Nation- a nation of people w/out a land to legally occupy. Kurds are the largest group of people w/out their own country. Gypsy’s & Palestinians? Occupied Land?
Section 1: Population Relocation Palestinians- displaced peoples from the land of Palestine (now called Israel) Stateless nation Main source of conflict in region! West Bank Gaza Strip
Section 2: Oil Wealth Fuels Change Strategic Commodity- resource so important that nations will go to war to ensure its steady supply. Persian Gulf War? 64% of oil is in Middle East
Section 2: Oil Wealth Fuels Change What to do with oil profits? 1. Modernize Infrastructure- New roads & airports Irrigation Networks Desalinization Plants
Section 2: Oil Wealth Fuels Change 2.- Develop its agricultural, mineral, & water resources Tap underground water supplies Reduce dependence on foreign food imports
Section 2: Oil Wealth Fuels Change 3.- Gain access to higher education Develop human resources- the skills & talents of their people Women’s Opportunities in education?