CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS:

North Africa and South West Asia

Chapter 20: The Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan

Pages 480-499

Date:

I: SAUDI ARABIAA- Capital = Riyadh 1. ruled by the Saud Family (Absolute Monarchy) B- world’s OIL leader and working on better methods of desalinization.

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II: Nations of the Arabian Peninsula

- BAHRAIN - OMAN

- KUWAIT - YEMEN

- QATAR

- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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1- It’s Cheap…Middle eastern Oil is easy to drill and easy to refine.

2- American Customers… The U.S. can use up to 75% of all oil consumed per day. America is able to supply it self with what is NEEDED, it must purchase oil for luxury purposes.

3- Saudi Arabia has helped the U.S. by lowering oil prices during difficult times. (after September 11th).

4- China and India are now consuming as much, if not more petroleum than the U.S. This means prices increase.

III: IRAQ A- Capital = Baghdad B- suffered through an embargo during

Dictator Saddam Hussein’s rule C- Mesopotamia, 2 wars with the U.S.

IV: IRAN A- Capital = Tehran B- Government = Islamic Republic C- Agriculture (Pistachio Nuts) - D- People are called Persians

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V: AFGHANISTAN A- Capital = Kabul B- 20 different ethnic groups C- Taliban ruled this poor country

VI: KEY FEATURES A- O.P.E.C. = organization of petroleum

exporting countries B- Causes of Tension with the West

1- demanding oil customers 2- division of land and puppet governments 3- support for Israel 4- worry of take over

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