MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICAEconomic Characteristics Practice

PRIMARY Do the Middle Eastern countries rely more on PRIMARY, SECONDARY or TERTIARY economic activity?

OIL DRILLINGAGRICULTUREPASTORALISM

Name 3 types of PRIMARY economic activity that are common throughout the Middle East.

HERDING ANIMALS[PASTOR IN SPANISH MEANS SHEPHERD]What is PASTORALISM?

BEDOUINS

What is the name of the nomadic herders in this region?

OIL

The Middle East is a major producer of what resource as shown on this chart?

ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES

What does OPEC stand for?

DETERMINE…1. QUANTITY OF OIL EXPORTED & 2. PRICE PER BARREL

What are two things that OPEC does?

LIST 3 POSITIVE AND 3 NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE OIL INDUSTRY ON THE MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES.

POSITIVE NEGATIVE Gives the countries political power

Money helps improve lifestyle for people

Countries have created defense systems

Creates a large gap between rich and poor

Requires many guest workers from other countries.

Countries are dependent on a single commodity

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What is the most precious and needed resource in the Middle East?

A. There is a large middle class, a small group of rich oligarchs and a small percentage of very poor.B. There is a great variation in standards of living, ranging from very high to poverty-stricken.C. The central government controls all resources, resulting in a similar standard of living for all people.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the standard of living in the Middle East?

B. There is a great variation in standards of living, ranging from very high to poverty-stricken.

A. Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, Syria, IraqB. Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Israel, BahrainC. Libya, Lebanon, Iran, Algeria, Tunisia

Identify which group of countries has the highest and lowest GDP per capita.

HIGHEST: Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Israel, Bahrain

Lowest: Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, Syria, Iraq

Qatar   $93,204

UAE   $54,607

Kuwait   $45,920

Israel   $28,365

Bahrain   $27,248

Saudi Arabia

  $19,345

Oman   $18,988

Libya   $16,115

Lebanon   $7,617

Iran   $4,732

Algeria   $4,588 Tunisia   $3,907 Jordan   $3,421

Iraq   $2,989

Syria   $2,757

Morocco   $2,748

Egypt   $2,161

Yemen   $1,182

CONFLICT & POLITICAL UNREST

What is the major deterrent to tourism in this area?

POSITIVE NEGATIVE Hydroelectric power

Controls annual

flooding Provides water for irrigation

Loss of alluvial soil from flooding (silt).

Farmers must use fertilizers produce fertile soil.

SUEZ CANAL

What man-made waterway allows ships to cut across from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without going around to the south of Africa?

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E What does this map illustrate that has been important to this region from earliest times?

UNITE THE COUNTRIES AND PROMOTE COMMON INTERESTS

What is the purpose of the LEAGUE of ARAB STATES?