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Living in North Africa, SW & Central Asia

Living in North Africa, SW & Central Asia. Ch. 19 Sec.1. Food. Challenge to meet needs of rapidly growing population, w/ little resources Saudi Arabia can buy food with oil $ Afgh. can only grow sm. amt of food (poor soil)  Israel has great climate & grows/exports lots. Afghanistan.

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Living in North Africa, SW & Central Asia

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  1. Living in North Africa, SW & Central Asia Ch. 19 Sec.1

  2. Food • Challenge to meet needs of rapidly growing population, w/ little resources • Saudi Arabia can buy food with oil $ • Afgh. can only grow sm. amt of food (poor soil)  • Israel has great climate & grows/exports lots Afghanistan

  3. Agriculture • Strangely, there is such little arable land, but majority of jobs are in agriculture • They learn to adapt… • When Med. countries face a drought they just farm more hardy foods (wheat, barley, etc)

  4. Usable Land • Egypt has least amount of usable land • Morocco & Turkey seem to have most • Most countries with little arable land compensate with herding

  5. Usable Land • To make up for little usable land countries may: • Have intensive irrigation (some drain seas ) • Mining industries • Focus on other industries like oil…

  6. Oil • Oil is, by far, most impt. commodity • 70% of world’s oil, 33% of world’s nat. gas • Industries using oil: • Refining & shipping • Steel, textiles, electricity production • Petrochemicals (fertilizers, medicines, plastics, & paints)

  7. Service Industries • GDP = gross domestic product • Value of goods & services produced in country per year • Bahrain is 60% service industry • Banking, real estate, insurance • Highest GDP • High HDI b/c it spends its $ on social services & needs as well

  8. Western Wall in Jerusalem Service Industries • Tourism is huge b/c: • Religious importance • Historical importance • Mediterranean climate/beaches • Tourism limitations • Iran limits # of tourists to decrease western influence • Regional conflicts discourage ppl from coming (not safe)

  9. Transportation • Most waterways connected with straits & gulfs • Strategic and economic value • Almost all oil exports sent thru waterways ($$) • Vast # of pipelines to carry oil over land to coasts

  10. Communications • Problems: • Too much government control • Lots of deserts and mountains • Lack of satellite/cellular service in rural areas • The New Silk Road • Telecommunications highway built over old Silk Road route • Cable for 20 countries; 16,767 miles • TRACECA- road, rail, & air system

  11. OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries • 12 members • Can restrict/limit amount of oil • Can raise oil prices • Can enact embargos (All have been done to U.S.)

  12. Interdependence is Key They provide oil and other industrial goods; others provide foreign aid, trade deals, loans, & food goods. Despite our political disagreements, we cannot live without one another

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