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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.
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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?