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Today•North Africa and Southwest Asia
Ancient lands, new countriesPolitical problems
•EuropeGeographical location Physical environmentPopulation
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Last Time•North Africa and Southwest Asia
Culture ReligionLanguageEthnicity
Ancient lands, new countries
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Political geography of this region
•Unrepresentative rule14 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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Iraqi casualties per week
The costs of the Iraq war
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Iraq has the become the world center of terrorism.
2005
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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.
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Kurds & Sunni Arabs
Shi’a Arabs
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Geography of Europe
•Northerly Location
•Peninsular and insular nature
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• Chapel Hill’s relative latitudelocation
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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)
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Vegetation
•Atlantic-Western
•Continental-Eastern
•Mediterranean-Southern
•Alpine
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Landforms
•Western highlands: British Isles
•North European plain
•Central uplands and plateaux
•Mtns.
•Major river systems
•Consequences of Europe’s physical environment
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Population•World’s 1st Demographic
Transition 1700s-1930s•Stages of the DT•Consequences of Demographic
TransitionHuge population increaseLarge emigrationHigh pop density and urbanization
Labor issues at “end” of DT
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Pre -1700
1750s – 1850s
1850s – 1930s
1930s – present
European Demographic Transition
emigration
Why?Why?
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