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To learn more about the people andplaces of Southwest Asia view TheWorld and Its People Chapter 17video
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Chapter Overview Visit The World and ItsPeople Web site at twipglencoecom andclick on to preview information about Southwest Asia
Social StudiesSocial StudiesSocial StudiesSocial Studies
Chapter 18mdashChapter Overviews
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King Fahd Stadium inRiyadh Saudi Arabia
King Fahd Stadium inRiyadh Saudi Arabia
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Leave inch tab
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Fold in halfthen fold inhalf again
This will make four tabs
TurkeySyria
LebanonJordan
Israel and the
Palestinian Territories
The Arabian Peninsula
IraqIran
Afghanistan
Step 1 Fold a sheet of paper in halffrom side to side leaving a frasldividetrade inch tabalong the side
Step 2 Turn the paper and fold it intofourths
Step 3 Unfold and cut up along thethree fold lines
Step 4 Label as shown
Categorizing Information If you ask yourself questions whilereading your textbook it will help you focus on what you are readingMake this foldable to help you ask and answer questions about the people and places in Southwest Asia
Reading and Writing As you read the chapter ask yourself questionsabout these countries Write your questions and answers under each appro-priate tab
CrossroadsBecause of its location near
Europe and Asia Southwest Asiaremains at the ldquocrossroads of theworldrdquo even today The worlddepends upon the oil and gasresources found here Theseresources make the events thatunfold in these oil-rich countries ofinterest to many nations Achievingpeace in this region is of globalimportance
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11 Turkey Syria Lebanon Jordan
Country Fact Fact1 2
Turkey
Syria
Lebanon
Jordan
Guide to Reading
Main Idea
Turkey Syria Lebanonand Jordan lie at thecrossroads of Europeand Asia
Terms to Know
bull migratebull bedouins
Reading Strategy
Create a chart like thisone and fill in at leasttwo key facts abouteach country
There is only one city in the world
that lies on two continents The
Bosporus (BAHSbullpuhrbulluhs) a
strait in Turkey separates
this citymdashIstanbul The
Bosporus also divides
Europe from Asia It is
an important seaway
that links the Black
Sea to the Sea of
Marmara and
eventually to the
Mediterranean Sea
A little larger than Texas Turkey has a unique locationmdashit bridgesthe continents of Asia and EuropeThe large Asian part of Turkey occu-pies the peninsula known as Asia Minor The much smaller Europeanpart lies on Europersquos Balkan Peninsula Three important waterwaysmdashthe Bosporus the Sea of Marmara (MAHRbullmuhbullruh) and theDardanelles (DAHRDbulluhnbullEHLZ) separate the Asian and Europeanparts of TurkeyTogetherthese waterways are called the Turkish StraitsFind these bodies of water on page RA19 of the Reference Atlas
TurkeyIn the center of Turkey is Anatolia (AbullnuhbullTOHbullleebulluh)a plateau
region rimmed by mountains The Pontic Mountains border the pla-teau on the northThe Taurus Mountains tower over it on the southSevere earthquakes often occur in northern Turkey causing muchdamage and death Lowland plains curve along Turkeyrsquos three coasts
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Turkeyrsquos climate varies throughout the country The Anatolianplateau experiences the hot dry summers and cold snowy winters ofthe steppe climate People living in the coastal areas enjoy aMediterranean climatemdashhot dry summers and mild rainy winters
Many of Turkeyrsquos people are farmers who live in the mild coastalareas There they raise livestock and plant crops such as cottontobacco fruits and nuts for export On the drier inland plateau farm-ers grow mostly wheat and barley for use at home
Turkey is seeking to join the European UnionThe country has richmineral resources of coal copper and iron The most important indus-trial activities are oil refining and the making of textiles and clothingTurkish factory workers also process foods and make cars steel andbuilding materials The countryrsquos beautiful beaches and historic siteshave made tourism another growing industry
Turkeyrsquos People Most of Turkeyrsquos 712 million people live in thenorthern part of Anatoliaon coastal plainsor in valleys Almost 100 per-cent are Muslimsor followers of IslamTurkish is the official language
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National capitalMajor cityDisputed boundary
Applying Map Skills
Southwest Asia PhysicalPolitical
Mountain peak
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1 What mountain rangeruns along the southerncoast of Turkey
2 Would you describe Iranas mountainous or low-land How can you tell
Find NGS online map resources wwwnationalgeographiccommaps
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504 CHAPTER 18
Festival TimeKudret Oumlzal lives in
Soumlguumlt Turkey Every yearshe and her family attend afestival that honors a warriorancestor She says ldquoAtnight everyone gathers tosing dance and tell jokesand storiesrdquo According tocustom Kudret wears cloth-ing that covers her headarms shoulders and legs
but Kurdish and Arabic are also spoken Kurdish is the language of theKurds an ethnic group who make up about 20 percent of Turkeyrsquospeople They are seeking to unite with other Kurds from Iraq IranandSyria to form an independent homeland The Turkish government hastried to turn the Kurds away from Kurdish culture and languageTensions between the two groups have resulted in violent clashes
Almost 70 percent of Turkeyrsquos people live in cities or townsIstanbul is Turkeyrsquos largest city with nearly 9 million people It is theonly city in the world located on two continents Istanbul is known forits beautiful palaces museums and mosques Because of its location atthe entrance to the Black Sea Istanbul is a major trading centerTurkeyrsquos capital and second-largest city is Ankara
History and Culture Istanbul began as a Greek port called Byzantiummore than 2500 years ago Later it was renamed Constantinople afterthe Roman emperor Constantine the Great For almost 1000 years thecity was the glittering capital of the Byzantine Empire
Many of Turkeyrsquos people today are descendants of an Asian peoplecalled Turks These people migrated to Anatolia during the AD 900sTo migrate means to move from one place to another One group ofTurksmdashthe Ottomansmdashconquered Constantinople in the 1400s Theytoo renamed the city calling it Istanbul The city served as the capitalof a powerful Muslim empire called the Ottoman Empire This empireonce ruled much of southeastern Europe North Africa and SouthwestAsia The map on page shows the extent of this empire
World War I led to the breakup of the Ottoman Empire During most of the 1920s and 1930s Kemal Atatuumlrk a military hero served as Turkeyrsquos first president He introduced many political and socialchanges to modernize the country Turkey soon began to consider itselfEuropean as well as Asian Many Turkish peoplehowevercontinued tovalue the Islamic faith During the 1990s Muslim and secular or non-religiouspolitical groups struggled for control of Turkeyrsquos government
Throughout the country you can see traditional Turkish arts col-ored tiles finely woven carpets and beautifully decorated booksTurkish culture however has its modern side as well Folk musicblends traditional and modern styles Turkey also has recently pro-duced many outstanding films that deal with social and political issues
What is unusual about Turkeyrsquos largest city
SyriaSouth of Turkey Syria has been a center of trade for centuries
Syria was a part of many empires but in 1946 it became an independ-ent country Since the 1960s one political party has controlled Syriarsquosgovernment It does not allow many political freedoms
Syriarsquos land includes fertile coastal plains and valleys along theMediterranean Sea Inland mountains running north and south keepmoist sea winds from reaching the eastern part of Syria The vastSyrian Desert covers this eastern region
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Agriculture is Syriarsquos main economic activity Farmers grow mostlycotton wheat and fruit The Syrian government has built dams on the Euphrates River which flows through the country These damsprovide water for irrigation as well as hydroelectric power for citiesand industries Turkey Syriarsquos upstream neighbor is building a hugedam that will reduce the flow of water to Syria and Iraq Future con-flict over water from this river is a possibility
Like many other countries of Southwest Asia Syria has reserves ofoilmdashthe countryrsquos main export Other industries are food processingand textilesSyrian fabrics have been highly valued since ancient times
The Syrians Almost half of Syriarsquos 175 million people live in ruralareas A few are bedouinsmdashnomadic desert peoples who follow a tra-ditional way of life Most other Syrians live in cities Damascus thecapital is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the worldIt was founded as a trading center more than 4000 years ago
The people of Syria are mostly Arab Muslims In many Syrian citiesyou can see spectacular mosques and palaces As in other Arab coun-tries hospitality is a major part of life Group meals are a popular wayof strengthening Syrian family ties and friendships Common foods arelamb flat bread and bean dishes flavored with garlic and lemon
On what river has Syria built dams
LebanonLebanon is about half the size of New Jersey Because the country
is so small you can swim in the warm Mediterranean Sea in the westthen throw snowballs in the mountains in the eastmdashall in the same day
Cedar trees once covered Lebanon Now only a few lonely grovessurvive in a protected area Still Lebanon is the most densely wooded ofall the Southwest Asian countries Pine trees thrive on the mountains
More than 60 percent of Lebanonrsquos people work in service indus-tries such as banking and insurance Manufactured products includefoodcement textileschemicalsand metal productsLebanese farmersgrow citrus fruits vegetables grains olives and grapes on coastal landShrimp are harvested from the Mediterranean Sea
The Lebanese People More than 88 percent of Lebanonrsquos nearly42 million people live in coastal urban areas Beirut (baybullROOT) thecapital and largest city was once a major banking and business centerEuropean tourists called Beirut ldquothe Paris of the Eastrdquo because of its elegant shops and sidewalk cafesTodayhoweverBeirut is still rebuild-ing after a civil war that lasted from 1975 to 1991
Lebanonrsquos civil war arose between Muslims and Christians About70 percent of the Lebanese are Arab MuslimsMost of the rest are ArabChristians Many lives were lost in the war and many people fled asrefugees Lebanonrsquos economy was almost destroyed Israel invadedLebanon during the war finally withdrawing all its troops in 2000
Arabic is the most widely spoken language in LebanonFrench is alsoan official language Why France ruled Lebanon before the country
PetraOne of Jordanrsquos major
tourist attractions Petrawas built during the 300sBC The cityrsquos temples andmonuments were carvedout of cliffs in the Valley ofMoses in Jordan It was amajor center of the spicetrade that reached as faras China Egypt Greeceand India Archaeologistshave found dams rock-carved channels andceramic pipes that broughtwater to the 30000 peo-ple who once lived here
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became independent in the 1940s Local foods reflect a blend of ArabTurkish and French influences
Why is Beirut in the process of rebuilding
JordanA land of contrasts Jordan stretches from the fertile Jordan River
valley in the west to dry rugged country in the east Jordan lacks waterresources Irrigated farmland lies in the Jordan River valley howeverHere farmers grow wheat fruits and vegetables Jordanrsquos desert ishome to tent-dwelling bedouins who raise livestock
Jordan also lacks energy resources Many people work in serviceand manufacturing industries The leading manufactured goods arephosphate potash pottery chemicals and processed foods
People and Government Most of Jordanrsquos 55 million people areArab Muslims They include more than 1 million Palestinian refugeesAmman is the capital and largest city On a site occupied since pre-historic times Amman has Roman and other ancient ruins
During the early 1900s the Ottoman Empire ruled this area After the Ottoman defeat in World War I the British set up a territory thatbecame known as Jordan It gained independence in 1946 The coun-try has a constitutional monarchy Elected leaders govern but a king isthe official head of state From 1952 to 1999 King Hussein I ruledJordan He worked to blend the countryrsquos traditions with modernways The present leader of Jordan is Husseinrsquos son King Abdullah II
What are Jordanrsquos leading manufactured goods
AssessmentAssessment11Defining Terms1 Define migrate bedouins
Recalling Facts2 Economics Name five of Turkeyrsquos agricultural
products
3 Place What landform covers eastern Syria
4 Place What is the capital of Lebanon
Critical Thinking5 Understanding Cause and Effect How
could a dam on the Euphrates River causea conflict among Turkey Syria and Iraq
6 Analyzing Information How hasIstanbulrsquos location made it a trading center
Graphic Organizer7 Organizing Information Draw a diagram
like this one Inside the large oval list character-istics that Syria Lebanon and Jordan share
Syria Jordan
Lebanon
Applying Social Studies Skills
8 Analyzing Maps Study the map on page What borders Turkey on the north On thesouth
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Carpet Weaving
SCIENCE CULTURE TECHNOLOGYART SCIENCE CULTURE TECHNOLOGYART
Southwest Asia 507
For thousands of years people havebeen making the hand-knotted floor cov-erings sometimes called Persian or Turk-ish rugs Valued for their rich color andintricate design these handmade rugs areunique works of art
History
Most experts think that the nomadic peo-ples of Asia were among the first to makehand-knotted carpets They used their carpetsas wall coverings curtains saddlebags and coverings for the bare ground in their tentsThe soft thick rugs blocked out the cold andcould also be used as a bed or blanket
As the nomads moved from place to placethey spread the art of carpet making to newlands and peoples Throughout the years thegreatest carpet-producing areas have includedTurkey the republics of the Caucasus Persia(Iran) and Turkmenistan People in other coun-tries including Afghanistan Pakistan Nepal Indiaand China also became skilled carpet weavers
Weaving and Knotting
Early nomads wove their carpets fromsheeprsquos wool on simple wooden looms thatcould be rolled up for traveling Each carpet waswoven with two sets of threads The warpthreads run from top to bottom and the weftthreads are woven from side to side Hand-tiedknots form the carpetrsquos colorful pattern A skill-ful weaver can tie about 15 knots a minute Thebest carpets can have more than 500 knots persquare inch
Color and Design
The beauty of woven carpets comes from theendless combination of colors and designs Overthe years various regions developed their own
carpet patterns These were passed down fromgeneration to generation Often the images holdspecial meanings For instance the palm andcoconut often symbolize happiness and blessings
The very first rugs were colored gray whitebrown or blackmdashthe natural color of the woolThen people learned to make dyes from plantsand animals The root of the madder plant aswell as certain insects provided red and pinkdye Turmeric root and saffron supplied shades of yellow and the indigo plant provided blue
h Turkish carpet weavers
1 How did the art of carpet weaving spread fromone place to another
2 What creates the pattern in a Turkish carpet
3 Drawing Conclusions In what way do hand-knotted carpets combine art with usefulness
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508 CHAPTER 18
2 Israel and thePalestinian Territories
2
Israel lies at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea Slightly largerthan New Jersey it is 256 miles (412 km) long from north to south andonly 68 miles (109 km) wide from east to west
Israelrsquos Land and ClimateThe mountains of Galilee lie in Israelrsquos far northEast of these moun-
tains is a plateau called the Golan Heights South of the Golan Heightsbetween Israel and Jordanis the Dead Sea At 1349 feet (411 m) belowsea level the shores of the Dead Sea are the lowest place on the earthrsquossurface The Dead Sea is also the earthrsquos saltiest body of watermdashaboutnine times saltier than ocean water The map on page shows youwhere the Golan Heights and the Dead Sea are located
In southern Israel a desert called the Negev (NEHbullGEHV) coversalmost half the country A fertile plain no more than 20 miles (32 km)wide lies along the countryrsquos Mediterranean coast To the east the
Guide to Reading
Main Idea
After years of conflictthe Jewish nation ofIsrael and neighboringArab countries stillstruggle to achievepeace
Terms to Know
bull kibbutzbull moshavbull Holocaust
Reading Strategy
Create a time line likethis one Write fourkey events on the timeline that have occurredin Israel since 1948
Modern and traditional cultures exist
side by side throughout Israel
Israel was established as an
independent country in
1948 after many years of
trying to create a home-
land for Jews Since
then Jewish people
from more than 100
countries have
migrated to this small
country At this market
in Tel Aviv-Yafo buyers
and sellers talk about cur-
rent events and sports
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Jordan River cuts through the floor of a long narrow valley beforeflowing into the Dead Sea
Northern Israel has a Mediterranean climate with hotdry summersand mild wintersAbout 40 inches (102 cm) of rain fall in the north eachyear Southern Israel has a desert climate Summer temperatures soarhigher than 120degF (49degC)and annual rainfall is less than 1 inch (25 cm)
What plateau is found in northeastern Israel
Israelrsquos EconomyIsraelrsquos best farmland stretches along the Mediterranean coastal
plain For centuries farmers here have grown citrus fruits such asoranges grapefruits and lemons Citrus fruits are still Israelrsquos majoragricultural export Farther inland you find that the desert actuallyblooms This is possible because farmers add fertilizers to the soil andcarefully use scarce water resources In very dry areascrops are grownwith drip irrigation This method uses computers to release specificamounts of water from underground tubes to the roots of plantsIsraeli farmers also plant certain fruits and vegetables that do notabsorb salts such as the Negev tomatoes As a result of technologyIsraelrsquos farmers feed not only the countryrsquos peoplemdashthey even exportsome food to other countries
Southwest Asia Climate
SteppeDesert
MediterraneanHighlands (climatevaries with elevation)
Dry
Mid-Latitude
Applying Map Skills
1 What two types of climates arefound in Israel
2 What does the climate innortheastern Afghanistan tell youabout its physical landscape
Find NGS online map resources wwwnationalgeographiccommaps
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About 9 percent of Israelis live and work on farm settlementsManyjoin together to grow and sell crops People in one type of settlementcalled a kibbutz (kihbullBUTS) share all of the property They may alsoproduce goods such as clothing and electronic equipment Anotherkind of settlement is called a moshav (mohbullSHAHV) People in amoshav share in farming production and selling but each person isallowed to own some private property as well
Israel is the most industrialized country in Southwest Asia Its eco-nomic development has been supported by large amounts of aid fromEuropean nations and the United States Israelrsquos skilled workforce pro-duces electronic products clothing chemicals food products andmachineryDiamond cutting and polishing is also a major industryThelargest manufacturing center is the urban area of Tel Aviv-Yafo
Mining is also important to Israelrsquos economy The Dead Sea area isrich in deposits of potash The Negev is also a source of copper andphosphate a mineral used in making fertilizer
What city is the largest manufacturing center in Israel
The Israeli PeopleThe area that is today Israel has been home to different groups of
people over the centuries The ancient traditions of these groups haveled to current conflicts among their descendants About 80 percent ofIsraelrsquos 67 million people are Jews The other 20 percent belong to anArab people called Palestinians Most Palestinians are Muslims butsome are Christians
On Location
Israel
Cartloads of applesare transported tomarket from a farmsettlement called akibbutz in MetullaIsrael
Place How do Israelifarmers make thedesert bloom
bull
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As you learned in Chapter the ancient Jews under King David created a kingdom in about 1000 BC Over time the region was ruledby Greeks Romans Byzantines Arabs and Ottoman Turks Under theRomans the area was called Palestine The Jews twice revolted againstRoman rule but failed to win their freedom In response the Romansordered all Jews out of the land
Prejudice against the Jews caused them much hardship In the late1800s some European Jews began to move back to Palestine Thesesettlers known as Zionists had planned to set up a safe homeland forJews in their ancestral land
The Birth of Israel During World War I the British won control ofPalestine They supported a Jewish homeland there Most of the peo-ple living in Palestine however were Arabs who also claimed the areaas their homeland To keep peace with the local Arab population theBritish began to limit the number of Jews entering Palestine
During World War II Germans killed millions of Europersquos Jews andothers The mass imprisonment and slaughter of European Jews isknown as the Holocaust It brought worldwide attention to Jews AfterWorld War II many remaining Jews were left homeless The numberwho wanted to migrate to Palestine increased
In 1947 the United Nations voted to dividePalestine into a Jewish and an Arab state TheArabs in Palestine and in neighboring coun-tries disagreed with this division In May 1948the British left the areaand the Jews set up theindependent country of Israel in their part ofPalestine David Ben-Gurion (BEHNbullgurbullYAWN)became Israelrsquos first leader
War soon broke out between Israel and itsArab neighbors The war ended in 1949 withIsraelrsquos victory Many Palestinian Arabs fled toneighboring countries and became refugeesAt the same timemany Jews from Europe andother nations began moving to the new stateof Israel
Israel later fought other wars with its Arabneighbors In one conflict Israel won controlof neighboring Arab areas such as the WestBank and the Gaza Strip Palestinian Arabsnow left homeless demanded their owncountry During the 1970s and 1980s manyPalestinians and Israelis died fighting oneanother Steps toward peace began whenIsrael and Egypt signed a treaty in 1979Agreements made between Israel andPalestinian Arab leaders in 1993 and betweenIsrael and Jordan in 1994 also moved theregion toward peace
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Southwest Asia
Israel and Its Neighbors
Applying Map Skills
bull
1 Where is the Gaza Strip located
2 What city is located within theWest Bank
Find NGS online map resources wwwnationalgeographiccommaps
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In the 1993 agreement Israel agreed to turn over two areas to the Palestinians The West Bank lies on the western bank of the Jordan River and surrounds Jerusalem The Gaza Strip is located onthe Mediterranean coast and shares a border with Egypt Find theseareas on the map on page Palestinians now have limited controlof some of these areas Yet some Jews still live in these two regionsand tensions between the two groups remain Many issuesmdashparticu-larly control of Jerusalemmdashneed to be settled before Palestiniansachieve independence In addition Palestinian Arabs have fewer free-doms and economic opportunities than their Jewish neighborsIn late 2000 violence erupted again because of the inability to resolvethese issues
Israel Today More than 90 percent of Israelrsquos people live in urban areas The largest cities are Jerusalem Tel Aviv-Yafo and Haifa(HYbullfuh) Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950
A single lawmdashthe Law of Returnmdashincreased Israelrsquos populationmore than any other factor Passed in 1950 the law states that Jewsanywhere in the world can come to Israel to live As a result Jewishpeople have moved to Israel from many countries
Israel is a democratic republic which is a government headed byelected officialsA president represents the country at national eventsA prime minister heads the government The Israeli parliament orKnesset meets in a modern building in Jerusalem
Over what two areas do Palestinians have limited control
AssessmentAssessment22Defining Terms1 Define kibbutz moshav Holocaust
Recalling Facts2 Location What is the lowest place on the
earthrsquos surface What is its elevation
3 History What is a Zionist
4 Place What percentage of Israelrsquos people livein urban areas What percentage farm
Critical Thinking5 Analyzing Information What is the
major disagreement between Israel and the Palestinians
6 Drawing Conclusions Why do you thinkIsrael has worked so hard to develop itsagricultural and manufacturing industries
Graphic Organizer7 Organizing Information On a diagram like
this one list three things that helped Israelrsquos agricultural success
Israels ability to feed its people
Applying Social Studies Skills
8 Analyzing Maps Study the map on page What country borders Israel to the north Tothe northeast To the east
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3 The ArabianPeninsula
3
Thousands of years ago nomads in
Arabia and Africa tamed camels
They were the only animals
that could make the long
journey across the
desert thanks to
their ability to go
for days without food
or water For cen-
turies camels were
the main source of
transport milk and
meat in the desert
Today they are also valued
for their racing speed
Benefits of oilto ArabianPeninsula
Find the Arabian Peninsula on the map on page Notice that itshighest elevations are in the south The mostly desert land in thenorth borders Iraq then it slopes toward the Persian Gulf
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia the largest country in Southwest Asia is about the
size of the eastern half of the United States Vast deserts cover thisregion The largest and harshest desert is the Rublsquo al Khali or EmptyQuarter in the southeast The Empty Quarter has mountains of sandthat reach heights of more than 1000 feet (305 m)
Because of the generally dry desert climate Saudi Arabia has norivers or permanent bodies of water Highlands dominate the south-west however and rainfall there irrigates fertile croplands in the valleysWater sometimes comes from seasonal wadis or dry riverbedsfilled by rainwater from rare downpours The desert also holds oases
Guide to Reading
Main Idea
Money from oilexports has boostedstandards of living inmost countries of theArabian Peninsula
Terms to Know
bull wadibull desalinizationbull caliph
Reading Strategy
Create a diagram likethis one and give fourexamples of how oilhas benefited theArabian Peninsula
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An Oil-Based Economy Saudi Arabia holds a major share of theworldrsquos oil This entire region is by far the worldrsquos leading producer ofoilThe graph above compares the amount of oil reserves in SouthwestAsia with those of other regions
Since 1960 Saudi Arabia and some other oil producers have formedthe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Togetherthey work to increase income from the sale of oil Today OPEC coun-tries supply more than 40 percent of the worldrsquos oil By increasing orreducing supply they are able to influence world oil prices
Oil has helped Saudi Arabia boost its standard of living Moneyearned by selling oil has built schools hospitals roads and airportsAware that someday its oil will run out Saudi Arabiarsquos government hasbeen trying to broaden the economy In recent years it has given moreemphasis to industry and agriculture To get more water and growmore food the government has spent much money on irrigation anddesalinization This is a process that takes salt out of seawater
Spread of Islam In Chapter you learned about Muhammad andthe holy Islamic city of Makkah which is located in western SaudiArabia After Muhammad died in AD 632 his closest followers chose anew leader known as a caliph or ldquosuccessorrdquo Caliphs were both polit-ical and religious leaders
Under the early caliphs Arab Muslims conquered neighboringlands and created a vast empire By AD 750 Islamic expansionmdashshown on the map on page mdashincluded North Africa and what is
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World Oil Reserves
Analyzingthe Graph
Visit twipglencoecomand click on Textbook Updates
Southwest Asia hasmore known oil than allother regions of theworld combined
Region What percent-age of the worldrsquos knownoil reserves doesSouthwest Asia hold
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now Spain extending almost to India As time passed many of the con-quered peoples accepted Islam and the Arabic language
By the end of the AD 900s the Arab Empire had broken up intosmaller kingdoms During the next few centuries waves of invadersknown as Mongols swept into the Muslim world from central AsiaThe Ottoman Turks as you learned in Section 1 later moved into theregionThey created a Muslim empire that lasted until the early 1900s
Between the 700s and 1300s scholars in the Arab Empire mademany contributions to mathematics astronomy chemistry medicineand the arts They also preserved much of the learning of the ancientGreeks and Romans When Arabic texts were translated into LatinEuropean scholars could study the ancient works they thought hadbeen lost after the fall of Rome
The People Today In 1932 a monarchy led by the Saud family uni-fied the countryrsquos many clans The Saud family still rules today Most ofthe 241 million Saudis live in towns and villages either along the oil-rich Persian Gulf coast or around oases The capital and largest cityRiyadh (reebullYAHD) sits amid a large oasis in central Saudi ArabiaOnce a small town Riyadh now has skyscrapers and busy highways
As in other Muslim countries Islam strongly influences life in SaudiArabia Government business school and home schedules are timedto Islamrsquos five daily prayers and two major yearly celebrations Muchgovernment attention has been given to preparing Makkah andMadinah for the several million Muslims who visit each year Saudi customs concerning the roles of women in public life are stricter thanin most other Muslim countries Saudi women may work outside thehome but only in jobs that avoid close contact with men
What influences almost every part of Saudi Arabian culture
The Persian Gulf StatesKuwait (kubullWAYT) Bahrain (bahbullRAYN) Qatar (KAHbulltuhr)
and the United Arab Emirates are located along the Persian GulfBeneath their flat deserts and offshore areas lie vast deposits of oilThePersian Gulf states have used profits from oil exports to build pros-perous economies Political and business leaders however are awarethat oil revenues depend on constantly changing world oil prices As aresult they have encouraged the growth of other industriesTheir goalis to build a more varied economy
The people of the Persian Gulf states once made a living from activ-ities such as pearl diving fishing and camel herding Now they havemodern jobs in the oil and natural gas industries They also enjoy a high standard of living Using income from oil their governmentsprovide free education health care and other services Many workersfrom other countries have settled in these countries They work in themodern cities and oil fields to benefit from the economic boom
How have the economies of the Persian Gulf stateschanged since the discovery of oil
Southwest Asia 515
Social StudiesSocial StudiesSocial StudiesSocial Studies
Web Activity VisitThe World and ItsPeople Web site attwipglencoecom andclick on Student WebActivities to learnmore about the Islamic religion
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A village in Oman
AssessmentAssessment33
Oman and YemenAt the southeastern and southern ends of the Arabian Peninsula are
the countries of Oman and Yemen Oman is largely desert but itsbare land yields oilmdashthe basis of the countryrsquos economyUntil recentlymost of the people of Oman lived in rural villages The oil industry hasdrawn many of these peoplemdashand foreignersmdashto Muscat the coun-tryrsquos capital Other natural resources include natural gas copper mar-ble and limestone Agricultural products include dates bananascamels and cattle
Omanrsquos location also has made the country important to world oilmarkets The northern part of Oman guards the strategic Strait ofHormuz Oil-bearing tankers have to go through this narrow waterwayto pass from the Persian Gulf into the Arabian Sea
Southwest of Oman lies Yemen which is made up of a narrowcoastal plain and inland mountains In ancient times Yemen wasfamous for its rich trade in fragrant tree resins such as myrrh (MUHR)and frankincenseYemenrsquos capital the walled city of Sanaa (sahnbullAH)was once a crossroads for camel caravans that carried goods from asfar away as China
Today Yemen is the only country of the Arabian Peninsula thatdoes not have large deposits of oil Most of the people are farmers orherd sheep and cattleThey live in the high fertile interior where Sanaais located Farther south lies Aden (AHbullduhn) a major port for shipstraveling between the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea
What makes Yemen different from other countries in theArabian Peninsula
Defining Terms1 Define wadi desalinization caliph
Recalling Facts2 Place What is the Empty Quarter
3 Government Who rules Saudi Arabia andwhat is its form of government
4 Culture What is the significance of the city of Makkah
Critical Thinking5 Analyzing Information Why is the
Strait of Hormuz considered to be of such strategic importance
6 Drawing Conclusions How do thenations of OPEC affect your life
Graphic Organizer7 Organizing Information On a diagram like
this one list three ways that Islam influenceslife in Saudi Arabia
Influencesof Islam
Applying Social Studies Skills
8 Analyzing Graphs Study the graph on page Which region of the world has the second-
largest reserves of oil514
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Iraq Iran andAfghanistan
44
Country People
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
Iraq Iran and Afghanistan are located in a region where some of theworldrsquos oldest civilizations developed This region has experiencedturmoil throughout history and even today
IraqAs you read in Chapter the worldrsquos first known cities arose
between the Tigris and Euphrates RiversThese rivers are the major geo-graphic features of Iraq Between the two rivers is an alluvial plainor an area built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods Most farmingtakes place here Farmers grow wheat barley dates cotton and rice
Oil is the countryrsquos major export Iraqrsquos factories process foods andmake textiles chemicals and construction materials
People and Government About 70 percent of Iraqrsquos 242 millionpeople live in urban areas Baghdad the capital is the largest city
Guide to Reading
Main Idea
Iraq Iran andAfghanistan haverecently fought warsand have undergonesweeping politicalchanges
Terms to Know
bull alluvial plainbull embargobull shahbull Islamic republic
Reading Strategy
Create a chart like thisone and list one factabout the people ineach country
Muslims approach this colorful
Islamic mosque in Baghdad Iraq
for dawn prayers The Islamic
religion strongly influences
life in Iran Iraq and Afghan-
istan Government and
religious leaders seek
to influence peoplersquos
behavior through laws
and policies Iranrsquos lead-
ers have reduced such
policies over the years
and Afghanistan is now
moving in the same
direction
16
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From the AD 700s to 1200s Baghdad was the center of a large Muslimempire that made many advances in the arts and sciences MuslimArabs make up the largest group in Iraqrsquos population The second-largest group consists of another Muslim people the Kurds who wantto form their own country
Modern Iraq gained its independence as a kingdom in 1932 In1958 the last king was overthrown in a revolt Since thenmilitary lead-ers have governed Iraq as a dictatorship Dictator Saddam Husseinruled with an iron hand from 1979 to 2003 In the 1980s Iraq foughta bloody war with its neighbor Iran Then in 1990 partly because of adispute over oil Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait This action led tothe Persian Gulf War in 1991 A United Nations force led by the UnitedStates pushed Iraqi troops out of Kuwait
Saddam stayed in power despite losing the war He refused to agreeto demands from the United Nations that he give up his vast store ofdestructive weapons As a result the United Nations continued anembargo on trade with Iraq that it had introduced before the war Anembargo is an order that restricts trade with another country Thisseverely damaged Iraqrsquos economy
In the early 2000sthe United Nations sent experts into Iraq to searchfor weapons of mass destruction The United States did not believeSaddam was fully cooperating In March 2003 American and Britishforces invaded Iraq Less than a month later Saddam was overthrownand plans were made to create a democratic government in Iraq ThenSaddam was captured by a US-led coalition in December 2003
What two rivers have influenced the history of Iraq
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SLAVSFRANKS
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BYZANTINE EMPIRECacuteordoba
Fez
Tunis
Tripoli
Rome Constantinople
Jerusalem
Alexandria
Madinah
Makkah
Baghdad
Spread of Islam
Byzantine EmpireIslamic Territoryat Muhammads death 632Islamic expansion 632ndash661Islamic expansion 661ndash750Extent of Ottoman Empire 1566
Applying Map Skills
1 Which period of Islamicexpansion includedEgypt
2 Did Islamic territorycompletely encircle theMediterranean Sea
Find NGS online resources wwwnationalgeographiccommaps
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Iran andAfghanistanAn Iranian family pic-nics in the hills aboveTehran (below left)Under the Talibanwomen in Afghanistanwere rarely allowed inpublic (below right)
Government Whatform of governmentdoes Iran have Whatgroup led Afghanistanin the 1990s
On Location
IranOnce known as Persia Iran is slightly larger than Alaska Two
vast rangesmdashthe Elburz Mountains and the Zagros Mountainsmdashsurround a central desert plateau Iran is an oil-rich nationThe first oilwells in Southwest Asia were drilled here in 1908 Like Saudi ArabiaIran is trying to promote other industries in order to become lessdependent on oil earnings Major Iranian industries produce textilesmetal goods construction materials and beautiful carpets valuedworldwide Farmers grow wheat rice sugar beets and cotton Someuse ancient underground channels to bring water to their fields Iranis also the worldrsquos largest producer of pistachio nuts
The Iranian People Iranrsquos 666 million people differ from those ofother Southwest Asian countries More than one-half are Persians notArabs or TurksThe Persiansrsquoancestors migrated from Central Asia cen-turies ago They speak Farsi or Persian the official language of IranOther languages include Kurdish Arabic and Turkish About 65 per-cent of Iranians live in urban areas Tehran located in northern Iranis the largest city and the capital Iran is also home to about 2 millionpeople from Iraq and Afghanistan who have fled recent wars Nearly98 percent of Iranrsquos people practice some form of Islam
Iranrsquos Government About 2000 years ago Iran was the center ofthe powerful Persian Empire ruled by kings known as shahs In 1979religious leaders overthrew the last monarchy Iran is now an Islamicrepublic a government run by Muslim religious leaders The govern-ment has introduced laws based on its understanding of the QuranMany Western customs seen as a threat to Islam are forbidden here
How do Iranians differ in ethnic background from mostother Southwest Asians
bull
bull
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AfghanistanLandlocked Afghanistan (afbullGAbullnuhbullSTAN) is mostly covered with
the rugged peaks of the Hindu Kush mountain range The Khyber(KYbullbuhr) Pass cuts through the mountains and for centuries hasbeen a major trade route linking Southwest Asia with other parts ofAsia The capital Kabul (KAHbullbuhl) lies in a valley
Afghanistanrsquos 287 million people are divided into about 20 differ-ent ethnic groups The two largest groups are the Pashtuns and theTajiks Almost 70 percent of the people farm growing wheat fruitsand nuts and herding sheep and goats
A Country at War During the 1980s the Afghan people foughtagainst Soviet troops who had invaded their countryWhen the Sovietsleft Afghanistan in 1989 the Afghan people faced poverty food short-ages and rising crime The country collapsed into civil war For leader-ship many people turned to the Taliban a group of fighters educatedat Islamic schools in Pakistan They set up very strict laws based ontheir view of Islam For example men had to grow beards and womenhad to completely cover themselves in public and could not hold jobsor go to school In October 2001 after the attacks on the World TradeCenter and Pentagon the United States accused the Taliban of sup-porting terrorists and began bombing Taliban forcesBy mid-Novemberthe Taliban government had collapsedThe United Nations then beganworking with local leaders to create a new government for Afghanistan
What trade route cuts through the Hindu Kush
Defining Terms1 Define alluvial plain embargo shah Islamic
republic
Recalling Facts2 Economics What is Iraqrsquos major export
3 Culture What are the two largest ethnicgroups in Iraq
4 Government What type of government does Iran have
Critical Thinking5 Understanding Cause and Effect Why
did American and British forces invade Iraq
6 Drawing Conclusions Why do you thinkthe Afghan people turned to the Taliban forleadership after the Soviets left
Graphic Organizer7 Organizing Information Create a chart
like this one for each of the following countries Iraq Iran and Afghanistan Thenwrite one fact about the country under each heading
Country
Capital Landforms Agriculture
People Religion Government
Applying Social Studies Skills
8 Analyzing Maps Study the map on page Between what bodies of water is Iran located
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Perspectives
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The Fight for Peacein Southwest AsiaThe Fight for Peacein Southwest AsiaAfter Saddam Husseinrsquos Fall Will Democracy Rule After Saddam Husseinrsquos Fall Will Democracy Rule
EXPLORING
WORLDISSUES
EXPLORING
WORLDISSUES
Compiled and adapted from TIME
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War Without End
AP
A Shirsquoite confronts UStroops in An Najaf
Oil is Iraqrsquosbiggest industry
A Shirsquoite confronts UStroops in An Najaf
Oil is Iraqrsquosbiggest industry
n early April 2003 a platoon ofUS soldiers stood outside amosque in the city of An Najaf
Iraq They had been in Iraq since March19 when troops from several nationsled by US forces invaded the countryBy the end of April the invaders accom-plished their goal ending the rule ofSaddam Hussein Iraqrsquos cruel dictator
But in early April the fighting wasstill going on especially in cities like AnNajaf An Najaf is one of Iraqrsquos holiestcities It is the burial place of Ali thecousin and son-in-law of Muhammad
the last and greatest prophet of IslamEvery year tens of thousands of Shirsquoite(SHEEbullEYET) Muslims travel to An Najafto visit the mosque or place of worshipShirsquoites (also called Shia) belong to oneof the two main branches of Islam
The American soldiers were searchingfor gunmen who had shot at US troopsfrom inside the mosque Hundreds ofShirsquoites blocked their way The Shirsquoiteswere ready to fight to protect theirsacred house of worship ldquoIn the cityokayrdquo one man shouted in brokenEnglish ldquoIn the mosque nordquo
Acting quickly the platoon leadercalmed them down ldquoDrop to one kneerdquohe ordered his troops ldquoPoint yourweapons at the ground Now smilerdquo
The Iraqis smiled back Some evenlaughed A moment of danger had passed
A Terrorist ActAlmost five months later a bomb
exploded outside the same mosque Itkilled Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim a key Shirsquoite leader SomeShirsquoites hated al-Hakim They thoughthe was too friendly with AmericansSmall groups of Sunni (SOObullNEE)Muslims felt the same way Sunnis aremembers of the second branch of Islam
After Saddam Hussein was toppledsmall bands of Sunnis continued toattack US troops These groupsdemanded that the US and its alliesleave Iraq Fighting raged on formonths
Where Iraqrsquos Muslims Live
Making Inferences Why did most attacks againstAmericans by Sunnis take place between Baghdad and TikritWhere would you expect to hear Kurdish spoken
EXPLORING
WORLDISSUES
EXPLORING
WORLDISSUES
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he fighting that drove SaddamHussein from power left wreck-age that had to be cleaned up
US forces began tackling these prob-lems in late April 2003 just six weeksafter the war had begun RebuildingIraq meant two things First it meantfixing just about everything Electricpower plants water pumping stationsroads schools and hospitals had allbeen in terrible shape for years The oilindustry once Iraqrsquos major money-maker had collapsed
The second part of rebuilding Iraq wasmore difficult It required Iraqis to createa democracy or government in which cit-izens vote for their leaders from scratchThey had to agree on the shape of thenew government They had to draw up aconstitution or body of laws thatdescribed how each part of the govern-ment worked They had to hold free elec-tions appoint judges and hire people tomake the government function
At the time Afghanistan was strug-gling with similar problems Freed froma cruel dictatorship in 2002 Afghaniswere inventing their own democracyTheir constitution is a reminder of howimportant religion is in Southwest AsialdquoNo lawrdquo it says ldquowill be made that willoppose Islamic principlesrdquo
Fresh AirThe events in Iraq helped support
moves toward more open governmentin the following countries
bull In 2002 voters in Bahrain electedtheir parliament or lawmaking bodyfor the first time in 30 years
bull In 2003 men and women in Omanwere given the right to vote in parlia-mentary elections
bull Qatarrsquos new constitution adopted in2003 guarantees freedom of thepress and womenrsquos voting rights
bull Kuwaitrsquos parliament approved a 2003plan to let women vote and run forcity offices
These changes small as they mayseem had a powerful impact on othernations in the area Along with the Iraqwar they even convinced the princeswho run Saudi Arabia to open the doorto democracy slightly Saudis will beable to elect some city officials in 2004
In the fall of 2003 Jordanrsquos KingAbdullah II commented on the changesoccurring in his country ldquoWe are at thebeginning of a new stage in terms ofdemocracy and freedomrdquo he said
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A man votes to elect cityofficials in Bahrain
Members of Iraqrsquos temporarygovernment had the job ofwriting a new constitution A
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Putting Iraq on Its Feet
1
2
Bahraini women voted for the first time in 2002Bahraini women voted for the first time in 2002
A man votes to elect cityofficials in Bahrain
Members of Iraqrsquos temporarygovernment had the job ofwriting a new constitution
Exploring the issue1 Summarizing What does the title of
this entire feature mean
2 Making Generalizations What do youthink the subtitle ldquoFresh Airrdquo says aboutthis specific article
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524
Demand forFreedom in Iran
n 1979 Iranians had had enoughof their shah or king In theireyes he acted more like a
European than an Iranian Shirsquoite Muslimclerics or religious leaders took controlof the government They turned thenation upside down Women who heldjobs and wore what they wanted forexample could now do neither
One of the women who lost her rightto work was Shirin Ebadi a devoutMuslim and a judge The clerics allowedonly men to be judges So Ebadi quitand began practicing law She spent thenext 20 years defending the rights ofpeople who had been mistreated by thegovernment
The government and its supporterswerenrsquot happy to be challenged Ebadiwas thrown into jail for a short time andthreatened with death But she neverlooked back ldquoThe beauty of liferdquo shesaid ldquois to fight in a difficult situationlike it is in Iranrdquo
Pressure for ChangeDuring the late 1990s millions of
Iranians couldnrsquot find jobs Politicalfreedoms were nonexistent Curfewsand ldquomorality policerdquo limited evenbasic activities such as when peoplecould go shopping where they couldmeet and what clothing they couldchoose to wear in public Iraniansdemanded a stronger economy andmore freedom Ebadi became one oftheir leaders
When the government failed torespond to the demands some Iranianslooked abroad for assistance ldquoTell theAmericans to help us to liberate us likethey did the Iraqis and Afghanisrdquo a gov-ernment employee begged an Americanreporter
Shirin Ebadi wants peaceful changea position that won her praise fromaround the world In 2003 she wasawarded the Nobel Prize for PeaceldquoThe prize does not just belong to merdquoshe told a crowd of thousands who hadcome to cheer her ldquoIt belongs to all thefreedom-loving people who are work-ing for democracy freedom andhuman rights in Iranrdquo
Students gathered in Tehran Iranrsquos capital to demand democracy
HA
SAN
SA
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AK
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IAN
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1
2
Exploring the issue1 Explaining What did Shirin Ebadi do that
made the government angry with her
2 Cause and Effect What led to thedemands for freedom
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T H E F I G H T F O R P E A C E I N S O U T H W E S T A S I A
Road Map toNowhere
he Palestinians are the grandchil-dren and great-grandchildren ofthe 600000 Palestinians who
fled their homes during an Arab-Israeliwar in 1948 They believe that Israel tooktheir land and they want it back A vio-lent cycle of revenge-attack-revengebegan between the two peoples
The Israelis argue that they didnrsquotchase the Palestinians off their landThey point out that tens of thousands ofPalestinians remained and that theiroffspring are now Israeli citizens TheIsraelis say they are willing to helpPalestinians set up their own countryon land next door to Israel But firstthey want the Palestinians to agree thatthey have no right to Israelrsquos land
Keeping Hope AliveThe United States has proposed a
ldquoroad map for peacerdquo between theIsraelis and Palestinians The goal wasan independent Palestinian state by2005 In early June 2003 both sidesaccepted the plan But two monthslater the violence began again and theroad map reached a dead end
People on both sides refused to give uphope In October 2003 a group of Pales-tinians and Israelis announced that theyhad worked out their own road map Mem-bers of the group didnrsquot represent theirgovernments They just wanted to provethat it was possible to find a way to peacethrough negotiations or compromise
ldquoWe were told over and over thatthere was no [Palestinian] to talk tordquo
said an Israeli who helped work out theplan ldquoIt now turns out that there issomeone to talk to and something totalk aboutrdquo
A Palestinian agreed ldquoIn all previousnegotiations with Israelrdquo he saidldquonobody could have hoped to haveachieved this dreamrdquo Millions ofIsraelis and Arabs are hoping that sucha dream will soon come true
Despite hopes on both sides theroad to peace remains long and diffi-cult The regionrsquos cycle of violence con-tinues and it is not easy to stop Politicaldisagreements in Israel unrest in thePalestinian areas and instability inneighboring Lebanon complicate theissue Whether any of the proposedldquoroadmapsrdquo eventually leads to peaceremains to be seen
Palestinian and Israeli signers of a 2003 peacepact with President Bush and Jordanrsquos king (right)
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2
Exploring the Issue
1 Making Predictions How do you think the Arab-Israeli conflict will end
2 Problem Solving Identify problems thatkeep the conflict alive What changes wouldyou make to solve them
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Perspectives
utting Iraq back together is ajob for experts Right WrongVolunteers from all over the
United States are doing what they canto help Iraqis get back on their feetHere are some examples
Children in Platteville Iowa sentschool supplies to the city of TikritIraq where therersquos a shortage of pencilsand paper ldquoWe hear parents teach theirchildren to hate Americansrdquo said DaynaAndersen 15 ldquoIf we do somethinggood for them maybe they will thinkdifferentlyrdquo Daynarsquos brother a US soldier in Iraq distributed the supplies
Students in middle schools throughoutthe United States wrote essays in supportof Operation Tribute to Freedom OTF isa US Defense Department program thatencourages Americans to show appre-ciation for US soldiers in Iraq andAfghanistan For information contactwwwdefenselinkmilspecialstribute
In Salem Oregon Allison Pollardand 14 other teenagers raised $5000 tobring a 10-month-old Iraqi child to theUnited States for a life-saving heartoperation
Esra Naama a graduate of IrvineHigh School in Irvine California ishelping to raise money to set up anInternet cafeacute in Baghdad An Internetcafeacute is a place where people can gatherto rent computers and surf the InternetldquoItrsquoll help the Iraqi people learn aboutthe world and how the world learnsrdquo
said Esra who came to the United Statesfrom Iraq when she was 11 years old
The United Nations has a big idea Itset up five-day soccer camps forteenagers from Iraq and three otherArab nations Each team is made up ofplayers from all four nations The UNhopes that the camps will help buildlasting bonds between people fromeach country This sort of project is tooelaborate for volunteers But therersquosnothing to stop students from raisingmoney for soccer balls and shippingthem to children in Iraq
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1
2
Rebuilding Iraq What Can One Person Do
Californian Esra Naama raised money tostart an Internet cafeacute in Baghdad Iraq
DO
UG
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Exploring the Issue
1 Categorizing What do these volunteerefforts have in common
2 Making Inferences What do you think motivates volunteers like DaynaAndersen and Esra Naama
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R E V I E W A N D A S S E S SR E V I E W A N D A S S E S S
T H E F I G H T F O R P E A C E I N S O U T H W E S T A S I A
FOR UPDATES ON WORLD ISSUES GO TO
wwwtimeclassroomcomglencoe
FOR UPDATES ON WORLD ISSUES GO TO
wwwtimeclassroomcomglencoe
Lebanon
Jordan
Israel
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Afghanistan
Iran
Turkey
Egypt
Nations Population in millions
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75
Sunni Muslim Shirsquoite Muslim Jewish ChristianOther
Religion plays a big role in Southwest Asia and North AfricaThis graph suggests why It shows what religions are practicedin the regionrsquos 10 largest nations
Believers Who Share a Common Ground
Alawi Muslim a Shirsquoite offshoot
UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUE
1 Defining Key TermsWrite definitions for
the following terms Shirsquoite Muslim mosqueSunni Muslim democracy
constitution parliament shahcleric Palestinian negotiationInternet cafeacute
2 Writing to Inform In a 300-word article about Iraqdescribe an emotional scenethat you read about or saw onTV Describe your reaction
3 Writing to Persuade What isthe most important thing thatAmericans should know aboutIraq Put your answer in a briefletter to the editor of your localnewspaper Support your letterwith facts Use at least four ofthe key terms above
INTERNET RESEARCH ACTIVITY
4 Navigate to ColumbiaUniversityrsquos Middle East and
Jewish Studies site atwwwcolumbiaeduculwebindivmideastcuvlm Scroll down toMiddle East Resources bySubject Click on the links untilyou find a site that interests youWrite two paragraphs explain-ing what the site taught you
5 Navigate to wwwcpa-iraqorgthe home page of the CoalitionProvisional Authority What is the Coalition doing to combat terrorism in Iraq Make a list ofthe coalitionrsquos activities and titleit ldquoThe CPArsquos Job in Iraqrdquo Shareyour list with your classmatesGo to wwwbaghdadbulletincomfor an Iraqi view of therebuilding of Iraq
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM6 Visit your school or
local library Find outmore about Islam theworldrsquos second-largest religionWhat event led to the splitbetween the Shirsquoites (or Shia)and the Sunnis
7 Research a country such asIraq Northern Ireland orBosnia where people have suffered from terrorist attacksFind out how groups or individ-uals outside the government have tried to endthe violencePresent yourfindings to the class
REU
TER
S
These Muslim boys studyIslam at religious schools
BUILDING graphreading skills
1 Analyzing the Data In how many of thesenations are Sunnis the largest Muslimgroup
2 Making Inferences Under Saddam HusseinSunnis held most of the power in the Iraqigovernment Why might Iraqi Shirsquoites feelthey have more of a right than Sunnis tohold top government jobs today
3 Drawing Conclusions Where might competition between Sunnis and Shirsquoites be strongest Where might it be weakest
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528 CHAPTER 18
Practicing the SkillVisit the Peace Corps Web site listed
below and answer the following questions
1 Who is the author or sponsor of the Website
2 What links does the site contain Arethey appropriate to the topic
3 What sources were used for the informa-tion contained on the site
4 Does the site explore the topic in-depthWhy or why not
5 Is the design of the site appealing Whyor why not
The Internet has become a valuableresearch tool It is convenient to use and theinformation contained on the Internet is plen-tiful However some Web site information isnot necessarily accurate or reliable Whenusing the Internet as a research tool youmust distinguish between quality informationand inaccurate or incomplete informationYou also must consider the source of theinformation and whether facts or opinionsare presented
Learning the Skill There are a number of things to consider
when you are evaluating a Web site Mostimportant is to check the accuracy of thesource and content The author and pub-lisher or sponsor of the site should beclearly indicated You must also determinethe usefulness of the site The informationon the site should be current and the designand organization of the site should beappealing and easy to navigate
To evaluate a Web site ask yourself thefollowing questions
bull Are the facts on the site documented bull Does the site contain a bibliographybull Is the author clearly identifiedbull Does the site explore the topic in-depth
or only provide generalizationsbull Does the site contain links to other useful
and up-to-date resourcesbull Is the information easy to access Is it
properly labeled
Evaluating a Web Site
h The Peace Corps Web site is government sponsored
Applying the Skill
Locate two Web sites about Iran Evaluatethem for accuracy and usefulness and thencompare them to the Peace Corps site listedbelowwwwpeacecorpsgovkidsindexhtml
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Chapter
1818
Terms to Knowmigratebedouins
Main IdeaTurkey Syria Lebanon and Jordan lie at the crossroads of Europe andAsiaLocation Turkey lies in both Europe and AsiaEconomics Turkey is becoming more industrialized with textiles and
clothing as major industries Tourism is also a growing industryCulture Most of Turkeyrsquos people now live in cities or townsEconomics Farming is the main economic activity in SyriaHistory Lebanon is rebuilding and recovering after a civil warPlace Water shortages in Jordan restrict the land available for farming
Section 1 Turkey Syria Lebanon JordanSection 1
Reading ReviewReading Review
Southwest Asia 529
Israel and the Palestinian TerritoriesTerms to KnowkibbutzmoshavHolocaust
Main IdeaAfter years of conflict the Jewish nation of Israel and neighboring Arabcountries still struggle to achieve peaceCulture About 80 percent of Israelrsquos population are Jews They have moved
to Israel from many countriesHistory Israel and its Arab neighbors continue to experience violent conflict
over the issues that divide them
Section 2Section 2
The Arabian PeninsulaTerms to Knowwadidesalinizationcaliph
Main IdeaMoney from oil exports has boosted standards of living in most countries of the Arabian PeninsulaEconomics Saudi Arabia is the worldrsquos leading oil producerCulture The Islamic religion affects almost all aspects of life in Saudi ArabiaEconomics The Persian Gulf states have strong economies based on oil
Section 4Section 3
Iraq Iran and AfghanistanTerms to Knowalluvial plainembargoshahIslamic republic
Main IdeaIraq Iran and Afghanistan have recently fought wars and have undergone sweeping political changesEconomics Iraq is recovering from an international trade embargo and warCulture Oil-rich Iran is ruled by Muslim religious leadersPlace Afghanistan is mountainous and relatively undeveloped
Section 5Section 4
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Chapter
1818Assessment
and ActivitiesAssessment
and Activities
1 Persian Gulf
2 Zagros Mountains
3 Euphrates River
4 Turkey
5 Iran
6 Israel
7 Iraq
8 Saudi Arabia
9 Makkah
10 Jerusalem
Southwest Asia
B
F
D
J
H
E
C
G
A
I
N
S
EW
Lambert AzimuthalEqual-Area projection
500
5000 mi
0 km
530
Place Location ActivityOn a separate sheet of paper match theletters on the map with the numberedplaces listed below
Using Key TermsMatch the terms in Part A with their definitions in Part B
A1 migrate 6 bedouins
2 desalinization 7 Holocaust
3 alluvial plain 8 kibbutz
4 wadi 9 embargo
5 caliph 10 shah
Ba taking salt out of seawater
b Iranrsquos former monarch
c mass slaughter of European Jews
d nomadic desert people
e to move from one place to another
f area built up from soil deposited by riverfloods
g Israeli farm or settlement where peopleshare property
h restriction on trade
i dry riverbed filled by rainwater from raredownpours
j successor to Muhammad
Reviewing the Main IdeasSection 1 Turkey Syria Lebanon Jordan
11 Place What is Turkeyrsquos largest city12 Place What bodies of water form the
Turkish Straits
13 Place What makes Damascus an important city
14 History Why was Beirut called ldquothe Paris of the Eastrdquo
Section 2 Israel and the PalestinianTerritories
15 History When was the modern nation ofIsrael created
16 Government What is the Law of Return
Section 3 The Arabian Peninsula
17 Economics What is OPEC18 Place What is the capital of Saudi Arabia
Section 4 Iraq Iran and Afghanistan
19 Economics Where does most of the farm-ing in Iraq take place
20 Culture How do the people of Iran differfrom other Southwest Asian peoples
21 Place What landform makes up much ofAfghanistan
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Source World Almanac and Book of Facts 2003
Billions of Barrels
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
United ArabEmirates
Kuwait
Iran
Venezuela
Libya
China
United States
Mexico
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
2653
1150
988
964
628
476
306
300
269
22
Countries With the Largest Oil Reserves
Standardized Test PracticeDirections Study the graph below and thenanswer the question that follows
Test-Taking Tip You need to rely onyour memory as well as analyze the graphto answer this question Look at each coun-try then think back to the countries you studied in Chapter Which of thoselisted on the graph did you just learnabout
531
Social StudiesSocial StudiesSocial StudiesSocial Studies
Self-Check Quiz Visit The World and ItsPeople Web site at twipglencoecom andclick on to prepare for the Chapter Test
Water Importance Result
Oil Importance Result
1 How many of the ten countries with thelargest oil reserves are located inSouthwest AsiaA oneB threeC fiveD seven
Chapter 18mdashSelf-Check Quizzes
H
Critical Thinking22 Evaluating Information Goods were moved
from Southwest Asia to other parts of theworld through several routes How are goodsbrought to your community Make a list of allthe routes a product would take to get fromSouthwest Asia to your town
23 Analyzing Information On a chart like thislist a reason for the importance of oil andwater to Southwest Asia and one result oftheir abundance or scarcity
Comparing Regions Activity24 Culture For one week count the number
of stories in your local newspaper aboutcountries in Southwest Asia Then count the number of stories about European coun-tries Which number is greater Why do youthink this is so
Mental Mapping Activity25 Focusing on the Region Draw a simple
outline map of Southwest Asia and thenlabel the following
bull Turkey bull Iranbull Persian Gulf bull Saudi Arabiabull Red Sea bull Yemenbull Israel bull Iraqbull Mediterranean Sea bull Afghanistan
Technology Skills Activity26 Using the Internet Search the Internet and
find several newspapers that publish currentevents online Research an event that tookplace in one of the countries of SouthwestAsia Create a poster about the event
18
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- The World and Its People - Kentucky Edition
-
- Kentucky Core Content for Social Studies Assessment
-
- Table of Contents
- Core Content for Social Studies Assessment Grade 6
- Correlation to the Core Content for Social Studies Assessment
- Preparing for Standardized Tests
- Standardized Test Practice
- Focus on Kentucky
- Depth of Knowledge Levels
-
- Table of Contents
-
- Previewing Your Textbook
- Scavenger Hunt
- Reading Skills Handbook
-
- Identifying Words and Building Vocabulary
- Reading for a Reason
- Understanding What You Read
- Thinking About Your Reading
- Understanding Text Structure
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- National Geographic Reference Atlas
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- The World Political
- North America Political
- North America Physical
- United States Political
- United States Physical
- Canada PhysicalPolitical
- Middle America PhysicalPolitical
- South America Political
- South America Physical
- Europe Political
- Europe Physical
- Africa Political
- Africa Physical
- Asia Political
- Asia Physical
- Middle East PhysicalPolitical
- Pacific Rim PhysicalPolitical
- Arctic Ocean Physical
- Antarctica Physical
-
- National Geographic Geography Handbook
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- How Do I Study Geography
- How Do I Use Maps and Globes
- Understanding Latitude and Longitude
- From Globes to Maps
- Common Map Projections
- Parts of Maps
- Types of Maps
- Using Graphs Charts and Diagrams
- Geographic Dictionary
-
- Be an Active Reader
- Unit 1 The World
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- Chapter 1 Looking at the Earth
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- Section 1 Thinking Like a Geographer
- Section 2 The Earth in Space
- Section 3 Forces Shaping the Earth
- Section 4 Landforms and Waterways
- Chapter 1 Reading Review
- Chapter 1 Assessment and Activities
-
- Chapter 2 Water Climate and Vegetation
-
- Section 1 The Water Planet
- Section 2 Climate
- Section 3 Climate Zones and Vegetation
- Section 4 An Environmental Balance
- Chapter 2 Reading Review
- Chapter 2 Assessment and Activities
-
- Chapter 3 The Worlds People
-
- Section 1 Understanding Culture
- Section 2 Population Patterns
- Section 3 Resources and World Trade
- Section 4 Technology ldquoShrinksrdquo the World
- Chapter 3 Reading Review
- Chapter 3 Assessment and Activities
-
- Unit 2 The United States and Canada
-
- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 4 The United States
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- Section 1 From Sea to Shining Sea
- Section 2 An Economic Leader
- Section 3 The Americans
- Chapter 4 Reading Review
- Chapter 4 Assessment and Activities
-
- Chapter 5 Canada
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- Section 1 A Resource-Rich Country
- Section 2 The Canadians
- Chapter 5 Reading Review
- Chapter 5 Assessment and Activities
-
- Unit 3 Latin America
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- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 6 Mexico
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- Section 1 Mexicorsquos Land and Economy
- Section 2 Mexicorsquos History
- Section 3 Mexico Today
- Chapter 6 Reading Review
- Chapter 6 Assessment and Activities
-
- Chapter 7 Central America and the Caribbean Islands
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- Section 1 Central America
- Section 2 Cultures of the Caribbean
- Chapter 7 Reading Review
- Chapter 7 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 8 Brazil and Its Neighbors
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- Section 1 BrazilmdashEmerging Giant
- Section 2 Argentina to Venezuela
- Chapter 8 Reading Review
- Chapter 8 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 9 The Andean Countries
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- Section 1 Colombiarsquos Cultures and Challenges
- Section 2 Land and People of Peru and Ecuador
- Section 3 The Bolivians and Chileans
- Chapter 9 Reading Review
- Chapter 9 Assessment and Activities
-
- Unit 4 Europe
-
- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 10 EuropemdashEarly History
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- Section 1 Classical Greece and Rome
- Section 2 Medieval Europe
- Section 3 From Renaissance to Revolution
- Chapter 10 Reading Review
- Chapter 10 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 11 EuropemdashModern History
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- Section 1 The Modern Era Emerges
- Section 2 A Divided Continent
- Section 3 Moving Toward Unity
- Chapter 11 Reading Review
- Chapter 11 Assessment and Activities
-
- Chapter 12 Western Europe Today
-
- Section 1 The British Isles
- Section 2 France and the Benelux Countries
- Section 3 Germany and the Alpine Countries
- Section 4 The Nordic Nations
- Section 5 Southern Europe
- Chapter 12 Reading Review
- Chapter 12 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 13 The New Eastern Europe
-
- Section 1 Poland and the Baltic Republics
- Section 2 Hungarians Czechs and Slovaks
- Section 3 Rebuilding the Balkan Countries
- Section 4 Ukraine Belarus and Moldova
- Chapter 13 Reading Review
- Chapter 13 Assessment and Activities
-
- Unit 5 Russia and the Eurasian Republics
-
- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 14 Russiarsquos Landscape and History
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- Section 1 A Vast Land
- Section 2 A Troubled History
- Chapter 14 Reading Review
- Chapter 14 Assessment and Activities
-
- Chapter 15 The New Russia and Independent Republics
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- Section 1 From Communism to Free Enterprise
- Section 2 Russiarsquos People and Culture
- Section 3 The Republics Emerge
- Chapter 15 Reading Review
- Chapter 15 Assessment and Activities
-
- Unit 6 North Africa and Southwest Asia
-
- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 16 Birthplace of Civilization
-
- Section 1 Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
- Section 2 Three World Religions
- Chapter 16 Reading Review
- Chapter 16 Assessment and Activities
-
- Chapter 17 North Africa Today
-
- Section 1 Egypt
- Section 2 Libya and the Maghreb
- Chapter 17 Reading Review
- Chapter 17 Assessment and Activities
-
- Chapter 18 Southwest Asia
-
- Section 1 Turkey Syria Lebanon Jordan
- Section 2 Israel and the Palestinian Territories
- Section 3 The Arabian Peninsula
- Section 4 Iraq Iran and Afghanistan
- Chapter 18 Reading Review
- Chapter 18 Assessment and Activities
-
- Unit 7 Africa South of the Sahara
-
- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 19 West Africa
-
- Section 1 NigeriamdashAfrican Giant
- Section 2 The Sahel and Coastal West Africa
- Chapter 19 Reading Review
- Chapter 19 Assessment and Activities
-
- Chapter 20 Central and East Africa
-
- Section 1 Central Africa
- Section 2 People of Kenya and Tanzania
- Section 3 Uganda Rwanda and Burundi
- Section 4 The Horn of Africa
- Chapter 20 Reading Review
- Chapter 20 Assessment and Activities
-
- Chapter 21 Southern AfricamdashA Varied Region
-
- Section 1 The New South Africa
- Section 2 Zambia Malawi Zimbabwe Botswana
- Section 3 Coastal and Island Countries
- Chapter 21 Reading Review
- Chapter 21 Assessment and Activities
-
- Unit 8 Asia
-
- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 22 South Asia
-
- Section 1 IndiamdashPast and Present
- Section 2 Pakistan and Bangladesh
- Section 3 Mountain Kingdoms Island Republics
- Chapter 22 Reading Review
- Chapter 22 Assessment and Activities
-
- Chapter 23 China and Its Neighbors
-
- Section 1 Chinarsquos Land and New Economy
- Section 2 Dynasties to Communism
- Section 3 Chinarsquos Neighbors
- Chapter 23 Reading Review
- Chapter 23 Assessment and Activities
-
- Chapter 24 Japan and the Koreas
-
- Section 1 JapanmdashPast and Present
- Section 2 The Two Koreas
- Chapter 24 Reading Review
- Chapter 24 Assessment and Activities
-
- Chapter 25 Southeast Asia
-
- Section 1 Life on the Mainland
- Section 2 Diverse Island Cultures
- Chapter 25 Reading Review
- Chapter 25 Assessment and Activities
-
- Unit 9 Australia Oceania and Antarctica
-
- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 26 Australia and New Zealand
-
- Section 1 AustraliamdashLand Down Under
- Section 2 New Zealand
- Chapter 26 Reading Review
- Chapter 26 Assessment and Activities
-
- Chapter 27 Oceania and Antarctica
-
- Section 1 Pacific Island Cultures and Economies
- Section 2 The Frozen Continent
- Chapter 27 Reading Review
- Chapter 27 Assessment and Activities
-
- Appendix
-
- What Is an Appendix
- Nations of the World Data Bank
- Standardized Test Skills Handbook
- Honoring America
- Gazetteer
- Glossary
- Spanish Glossary
- Index
- Acknowledgements
-
- Features
-
- National Geographic Eye on the Environment
- National Geographic Geography amp History
- Skills
-
- Social Studies Skills
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Technology Skills
- Study and Writing Skills
-
- Making Connections
-
- Art
- Science
- Culture
- Technology
-
- Exploring Culture
- Exploring Government
- Teen Scene
- Believe It or Not
- Primary Source
- Literature
- Building Citizenship
- Exploring Economics
- Time Reports Focus on World Issues
- Maps
- Charts and Graphs
-
- Student Workbooks
-
- Active Reading Note-Taking Guide - Student Edition
-
- Chapter 1 Looking at the Earth
-
- Section 1 Thinking Like a Geographer
- Section 2 The Earth in Space
- Section 3 Forces Shaping the Earth
- Section 4 Landforms and Waterways
-
- Chapter 2 Water Climate and Vegetation
-
- Section 1 The Water Planet
- Section 2 Climate
- Section 3 Climate Zones and Vegetation
- Section 4 An Environmental Balance
-
- Chapter 3 The Worlds People
-
- Section 1 Understanding Culture
- Section 2 Population Patterns
- Section 3 Resources and World Trade
- Section 4 Technology ldquoShrinksrdquo the World
-
- Chapter 4 The United States
-