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North Africa and Southwest Asia
Current News Population and Settlement Cultural Coherence and Diversity Geography of Fossil Fuels
For Next Class: Read Chapter 7 (pp. 328-337) and News Stories on AsUlearn
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Population and Settlement
• Water availability impacts distribution patterns
Figure 7.15
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Demographic Diversity
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Settlement Patterns – Rural
• Fertile Crescent
• Pastoral Nomadism
• Oasis Settlements
• Exotic Rivers
Figure 7.18Oasis agriculture, Morocco
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Agricultural Regions
Figure 7.17
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Agricultural Landscapes
Figure 7.20
Figure 7.19
Nile River Valley
Terraced fields and pasture,Northern Yemen
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Migration and Population Patterns
Figure 7.25
Labor camp, UAE
Figure 7.26
“Youth bulge,” Iran
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Cultural Coherence and Diversity
• Monotheistic Religions– Judaism– Christianity– Islam
Figure 7.29
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Abrahamic Religions
What are the commonalities among Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?
What are the sources of theological tension?
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Islam
One of the great religions of the world 613-622 AD – Prophet Muhammad began to receive
revelations from Allah (God) in the city of Mecca (Makkah) Islamic creed parallels the Judeo-Christian tradition
• Abraham, Moses, and Jesus are true prophets in Islam Five Basic Pillars:
• 1. repeated expressions of the basic creed• 2. daily prayer• 3. a month (Ramadan) of daytime fasting• 4. giving of alms• 5. at least one religious pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca
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Diffusion of Islam
Figure 7.27
Figure 7.28
Makkah
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Linguistic Diversity
Reveals ethnic complexities
Figure 7.31
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Geopolitical Framework
Figure 7.33
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Multicultural Iraq
Figure 7.39
• Colonial influence• Varied ethnic identities
and political aspirations• Instability• American presence• Sunnis vs. Shiites
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Geography of Fossil Fuels