Physical Geography
What continents make up the Middle East?
Southwest Asia and Northern Africa
What is the main ethnic group of Middle Eastern people?
Arab
What is the most common form of government in the Middle East?
Authoritarian
What is an example of a Middle Eastern country that is Highly Developed?
Israel
A perceptual region is based on the shared feelings and attitudes of the people who live in the area.
What area of the Middle East is nomadic herding prominent in?
It is prominent in Northern Africa/the Saharan region
What is the main religion practiced in the Middle East?
Islam
Which countries are the biggest oil states? Name 2
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, UAE
What is an example of a Middle Eastern country that is Newly Industrialized?
Turkey
What is nomadic herding?
Nomadic herding is when farmers moving from one place to another with cattle in search of pasture or water.
Why are the "stans" sometimes not included as being apart of the Middle East?
Those countries do not speak Arabic so they might not be included in the perceptual region
Why do many men and women in Middle Eastern countries wear clothes that cover most of their bodies?
What are some oil states starting to practice in regard to managing their oil?
sustainability
What is an example of a country that is Less Developed?
Yemen
What is the difference between subsistence and commercial agriculture?
Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow food crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families. Commercial agriculture is when crops are harvested large scale for profit.
What is the problem regarding water in the Middle East?
Water in the Middle East is very scarce
What language is predominately spoken in the Middle East?
Arabic
What is OPEC?
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
What is the main type of economic system in the Middle East?
What can be assumed about a Middle Eastern country where most people participate in subsistence farming?
It is less developed
Why is the Saudi Arabian peninsula an advantageous location regarding oil exportation?
Access to waterways
Halal meat; similar plates to Mediterranean food (oils, spices, grains)
What is the best way to describe the economies of oil states?
large wealth disparities
What are some factors that might affect economic development?
government instability, conflict/wars, abundance of oil, scarcity of water