Ethnic Diversity Arabs – SW Asia and North Africa Speak Arabic Israelis – Israel Jewish Turkic – Turkey and C. Asia Speak Turkish or other Turkic languages.

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Ethnic Diversity Arabs – SW Asia and North Africa Speak Arabic Israelis – Israel Jewish Turkic – Turkey and C. Asia Speak Turkish or other Turkic languages Iranians – Iran Speak Farsi, Shi’a Islam

Ethnic Diversity Afghans Many different groups Caucasians – Caucasus Mts. Between Black & Caspian Seas 50 different national groups Armenia & Georgia are Christian outliers Kurds – split between Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria Language related to Farsi

Resources Population is clustered near water sources The region is growing rapidly Too few jobs leads to poverty and migration Urbanization Too fast for jobs and housing Infrastructure is overwhelmed