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Chapter 4 Sec 4
Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan
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Iraq
• The Tigris and Euphrates are the major geological features of Iraq.
• Between the two rivers is the Alluvial Plain- and area that is built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods.
• Oil is the countries major export.
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Iraq People
• 70 percent of Iraq’s people live in Urban environment.
• Baghdad is the capital and largest city.• Many countries placed an embargo- an order
that restricts trade with another country, on Iraq after the first Gulf War.
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Iran
• Iran is about the size of Alaska.• It is an oil rich nation.• They have limited water and less than 12
percent of their land is farmable.• Iran is the worlds largest producer of
pistachios.
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Iranian People
• Persians make up about half of the population of Iran’s people.
• The persians migrated from central Asia centuries ago and speak Farsi.
• Tehran is the capital and largest city.• 98 percent of Iranians are muslim.
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Iran’s Government
• 2,000 years ago Iran was the center of the Persian empire.
• These empires were ruled by Shahs- or kings.• In 1979 Muslim religious leaders overthrew the
last king. • It is now an Islamic Republic- A government run
by Muslim religious leaders.• Any western customs against Islam are
forbidden.
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Afghanistan
• Afghanistan is a land locked nation.• It is mostly covered by the rugged Hindu Kush
mountain range.• Kabul is the capital city and lies in a valley.• During 1980s the Afghan people fought the
soviets. When it wasn’t going well the Afghani people turned to the Taliban for help.
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• The Taliban took over Afghanistan and set up a Muslim extremist government.
• After the attacks on September 11, 2001 America went to Afghanistan to remove the Taliban from power.