North Africa and Southwest Asia Current News Current News Population and Settlement Population and Settlement Cultural Coherence and Diversity Cultural Coherence and Diversity Geography of Fossil Fuels Geography of Fossil Fuels For Next Class: Read Chapter 7 (pp ) and News Stories on AsUlearn For Next Class: Read Chapter 7 (pp ) and News Stories on AsUlearn

© 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 2 Population and Settlement Water availability impacts distribution patterns Figure 7.15

© 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 3 Demographic Diversity

© 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 4 Settlement Patterns – Rural Fertile Crescent Pastoral Nomadism Oasis Settlements Exotic Rivers Figure 7.18 Oasis agriculture, Morocco

© 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 5 Agricultural Regions Figure 7.17

© 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 6 Agricultural Landscapes Figure 7.20 Figure 7.19 Nile River Valley Terraced fields and pasture, Northern Yemen

© 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 7 Migration and Population Patterns Figure 7.25 Labor camp, UAE Figure 7.26 “Youth bulge,” Iran

© 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 8 Cultural Coherence and Diversity Monotheistic Religions –Judaism –Christianity –Islam Figure 7.29

Abrahamic Religions What are the commonalities among Judaism, Islam, and Christianity? What are the commonalities among Judaism, Islam, and Christianity? What are the sources of theological tension? What are the sources of theological tension?

Islam One of the great religions of the world One of the great religions of the world AD – Prophet Muhammad began to receive revelations from Allah (God) in the city of Mecca (Makkah) AD – Prophet Muhammad began to receive revelations from Allah (God) in the city of Mecca (Makkah) Islamic creed parallels the Judeo-Christian tradition Islamic creed parallels the Judeo-Christian tradition Abraham, Moses, and Jesus are true prophets in IslamAbraham, Moses, and Jesus are true prophets in Islam Five Basic Pillars: Five Basic Pillars: 1. repeated expressions of the basic creed1. repeated expressions of the basic creed 2. daily prayer2. daily prayer 3. a month (Ramadan) of daytime fasting3. a month (Ramadan) of daytime fasting 4. giving of alms4. giving of alms 5. at least one religious pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca5. at least one religious pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca

© 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 11 Diffusion of Islam Figure 7.27 Figure 7.28 Makkah

© 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 12 Linguistic Diversity Reveals ethnic complexities Figure 7.31

© 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 13 Geopolitical Framework Figure 7.33

© 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 14 Multicultural Iraq Figure 7.39 Colonial influence Varied ethnic identities and political aspirations Instability American presence Sunnis vs. Shiites

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