NORTH AFRICA, SOUTHWEST ASIA, CENTRAL ASIA
By Sophia Delfini, Jeremy Haney, and Jessica Kaczinski
Nile River
The Nile River is in Egypt The Nile River is the longest river in the world The word Nile came from the Greek word Neilos
meaning valley The Egyptians named the river Ar meaning black,
because when it floods it leaves behind a black residua.
The Nile river is 6695 kilometers or 1484 miles long.
the Nile river played a big role in the Egyptians life by helping them grow food and much more.
The Kurds
History Today
The Kurdish people live in South Africa for thousands of years
They never formed a powerful kingdom
They lived under the rule of the Muslim empires.
They dream of independent
They live between turkey, Iran and Iraq
They have been mistreated among the tree countries
North Africa
While some North African countries are enjoying income from oil resources, others still have struggling economies.
North AricaEgypt Tunisia Some people in Egypt relay
on modern day tools to farm while others use tools from their ancestors.
It’s main resource is oil, which is found in the Red Sea.
Egypt's industries are drawing more people to cities than they have in the past.
Libya Much of this country is desert The growing population lives
on the Mediterranean Coast. This country includes modern
cities. Oil has brought Libya great
wealth over the years.
Tunisia is North Africa’s smallest country.
The people in Tunisia practice mostly Islam.
Farmers grow many different vegetables.
It’s coastal location attracts many people.
Tunisia has the lowest rates of poverty in Africa.
Algeria It is North Africa’s largest
country. From 1830-1962 it was a French
colony. In 1954 Algeria Arabs rose up
against the French. Then a bloody civil war erupted. The fight ended and Algeria won
independence.
Southwest Asia
Religious and ethnic conflicts in southwest Asia affects other parts of the world because of the area’s oil and gas resources.
Southwest Asia
Turkey Syria
Turkey has a mild climate. They grow local foods, cotton,
and tobacco. The economy is supported by
the production of textiles, steel, and cars.
Most Turks are Muslims. Turkey is the largest pollution
in south west Asia. The people live in cities or
towns. They became a republic in 1923
after the empires fall. The major economy center is
Istanbul.
Syria is south of Turkey. It has mountains, deserts,
and fertile coastal plains. It is mostly rural areas. They grow cotton, wheat, and
fruit. The capital is Damascus. In 1946 they became a
independent country. Their government does not
allow many political freedoms.
Dams on the Euphrates river provide water to the people.
Southwest Asia
Lebanon is a tiny country that is half the size of New Jersey.
In Lebanon they grow citrus fruits, grains, olive, grapes, and vegetables.
It is by the Mediterranean sea. Lebanon became independent in
1943. Most Lebanese near or in the
capital and major port, Beirut. They mostly speak Arabic. The people there are Christians and
Muslims. their religious different caused and
still cause problems there.
Jordan has fertile valleys and rugged deserts.
They use irrigation to grow wheat, fruits, and vegetables.
The capital city is Amman. Most of their people work in service
and manufacturing industries. The deserts are home to nomads
who raise livestock, which are call bedouin.
The people there are mostly Arab Muslims.
The rulers there are kings and queens who try to blend Jordan with the modern way of life.
Lebanon Jordan
Southwest Asia
Israel is west of Jordan and on the Mediterranean Sea.
In 1948 Israel became an independent Jewish republic by Israel's first prime minister.
The Palestinian Arabs outnumbered the Jews there because they believed that the land Israel founded belonged to them. So as a result conflict has taken place since 1948 and because of thus thousand of lives have been lost.
Israel capital is Jerusalem. They grow citrus fruits, vegetables,
and cotton.
About eight million Palestinians are scattered around Southwest Asia today.
In 1993 Israel agreed to give Palestinians some self-rule in the Gaza strip and some parts of the West Bank, however some Israeli Jews had still lived here and this caused some tensions between the two countries.
Since 2000 there has been some bomb attacks and Israel began to build a wall the keep others out. They have also sent out hunt teams to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Israel Palestinian Territories
Southwest Asia
Saudi Arabia is the largest country in Southwest Asia.
It is mostly covered by big deserts. Most of their people live along the Red
Sea and Persian Gulf coasts. The capital is Riyadh. Riyadh is also the largest city in Saudi
Arabia. It is one of the world’s largest oil
producers. It uses the oil to help life there by
helping and boosting schools, hospitals, roads, and airports.
Saudi Arabia became a country in 1932.
The countries here are Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
These countries are along the Persian Gulf.
Qatar developed the natural gas industry.
Bahrain is a banking center. Women in all these countries have
voting rights.
Saudi Arabia The Persian Gulf Countries
Southwest Asia
Oman is in the southeast corner of the Arabian Peninsula.
The country is full of deserts but not all deserts.
It is a good source of oil. It has used it’s oil related wealth to
help the country. Yemen is in the southwest corner of
the Arabian Peninsula. It is not a oil full country instead the
people are farmers and herders. The capital is Sanaa.
This country lies east of Iran. Afghanistan is a landlocked
mountainous country. Afghanistan’s capital is Kabul. There are many ethnic groups in
Afghanistan. The two largest ethnic groups are the Pashtuns and the Tajiks.
A lot of the people herd livestock, grow crops, or export produces.
Some things the grow are wheat, fruits, and nuts.
Oman and Yemen Afghanistan
Southwest Asia
Iran Iran is a Muslim nation. 90% of the nation is Shia
Muslim. The capital is Tehran. Most of the people live in the
city. Iran is now a Islamic republic. Iran is a oil rich country. It was the first country in
southwest Asia to drill oil. In 1979 religious leaders
over threw the government.
Iraq Farmers in Iraq grow rice,
vegetables, dates, and cotton. 70 % of Iraqis live in urban
areas. Muslim Arabs make the
largest group in Iraq’s population.
The third largest group consists of the Kurds.
Iraq gained its independence as a kingdom in 1958
The last king was over thrown in a revolt.
Central Asia
Valuable natural resources are helping the people of central Asia overcome the limitation of the area’s harsh environment.
Central AsiaKazakhstan Kyrgyzstan This country is nearly four times the
size of Texas. Dry, treeless plains cover much of its
landscape. Farming is limited here. About half the people are ethnic
Kazakhs. The country is rich in minerals. After the soviet collapse in 1991,
Kazakhstan became independent.
Uzbekistan It is the a country that is slightly
larger than California. Tashkent, the capital is Central
asia’s largest city and industriaal center.
Uzbekistan today relies on agriculture.
This country Is very mountainous.
Farmers raise cotton,vegtables, and fruits.
Government has attempted to help small businesses grow.
More than half of Kyrgyzstan's people belong to the Kyrgyz ethnic group.
Central Asia
It is larger than Uzbekistan but it has fewer people
Most of the country is part of a huge desert called the Kara-Kum.
Turkmenistan has a large ethnic Turkmen population.
This country contains abundant amounts of natural gas and petroleum.
A powerful president runs the country from Ashkhabad, a major city.
This country is very mountainous.
In the fertile mountains areas farmers grow cotton, grapes, and vegetables.
Most of Tajikistan’s people are ethnic Tajiks or Uzbeks.
In the 1990s a bitter civil war broke out between the government and certain Muslim political groups.
Since then, conflict has taken place between Georgia's ethnic group and groups in other countries.
Turkmenistan Tajikistan
Central Asia
Georgia borders the Black Sea.
Its mountains are rich in coal and oil.
Swift rivers provide hydro electricity for industries.
Most of Georgia's people are ethnic Georgians who are proud of their unique culture, language, and Christian heritage.
Georgia became independent after the fall of the soviet union in 1991.
Since then, conflict has taken place between Georgia's ethnic group and groups in other countries.
This country lies on many faults.
As a result, the country suffers many, frequent, serious earthquakes.
Armenia’s people are mostly ethnic Armenians.
Yerevan, the capital, is one of the world’s oldest cities.
Christianity is the official religion- the first country in the world to do so.
In 1991 Armenia became an independent republic.
Georgia Armenia
Central Asia
This country is east of the Caucasus region.
The people speak Azeris. The religion most practiced is
Shia Islam. The capital Baku is the largest
city and a major port. there economy is developing. They grow grains, cotton, and
wine grapes.
Azerbaijan
Libya Tunisia
Algeria Morocco
Turkey Syria
Lebanon Jordan
Hunkins, Boehm. "Chapter 12." North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia Today. 2010. Orion Place, Columbus, Ohio: McGraw Hill Glencoe, 2010. Print
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