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Today. North Africa and Southwest Asia Ancient lands, new countries Political problems Europe Geographical location Physical environment Population. Last Time. North Africa and Southwest Asia Culture Religion Language Ethnicity Ancient lands, new countries.

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  1. Today • North Africa and Southwest Asia • Ancient lands, new countries • Political problems • Europe • Geographical location • Physical environment • Population

  2. Last Time • North Africa and Southwest Asia • Culture • Religion • Language • Ethnicity • Ancient lands, new countries

  3. Political geography of this region • Unrepresentative rule • 14 countries with hereditary rulers on the globe (possessing real power) — 8 of these are in this region • Countries that are ruled by the military and various types of “strong-men” • Palestinian Arabs, the Kurds, and other ethnic/Muslim minorities

  4. The Kurds, who speak a Persian language, are spread across several modern states. (They are a nation without a state.) Only in Iraq have they achieved near-autonomous rule. In Iran and Turkey, separatist Kurdish guerillas battle with government forces.

  5. Political powder kegs in this region • N. African migrants in Europe • Islamic fundamentalism • Problematic States • Kurdish independence • Israel and the Palestinians • And of course Iraq

  6. Currently 5.4 million Jews live in Israel, including 267,000 who live in settlements in the West Bank. 1.4 million Arabs also live in Israel.

  7. The costs of the Iraq war Iraqi casualties per week

  8. 2005 Iraq has the become the world center of terrorism.

  9. The Iraq conflict has displaced more than 4 million people, a large proportion of Iraq’s 29 million citizens. These include both refugees who have fled to other countries and internally displaced persons. Syria and Jordan are the primary destinations of refugees.

  10. Kurds & Sunni Arabs Shi’a Arabs

  11. Geography of Europe • Northerly Location • Peninsular and insular nature

  12. • Chapel Hill’s relative latitude location

  13. Climate • Atlantic-Western (continental west coast) (Köppen Cfb; like US west coast) • Continental-Eastern (Köppen Dfb; like upper midwest in USA) • Mediterranean-Southern (Köppen Csa; like coastal California in USA) • Alpine (Köppen Et like Mtns of CA or CO in USA)

  14. W E S

  15. Vegetation • Atlantic-Western • Continental-Eastern • Mediterranean-Southern • Alpine

  16. Landforms • Western highlands: British Isles • North European plain • Central uplands and plateaux • Mtns. • Major river systems • Consequences of Europe’s physical environment

  17. Population • World’s 1st Demographic Transition 1700s-1930s • Stages of the DT • Consequences of Demographic Transition • Huge population increase • Large emigration • High pop density and urbanization • Labor issues at “end” of DT

  18. 1750s – 1850s 1850s – 1930s 1930s – present Pre - 1700 Why? Why? emigration European Demographic Transition

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