1. N. Africa & SW Asia
Economics

2. Vocabulary Primary economic activity- The #1 way a country makes money
Pastoralism- Raising livestock. Example: cows, goats, sheep, camels
Standard of living- the level of wealth, comfort, and necessities available to a certain geographic area
Poverty- the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money

3. Heavy Reliance on Primary Economic Activity
Countries in this region often have ONE main way to make money, if you were to take that one money maker away the country would suffer.
Oil drilling
Agricutlure
Pastoralism

4. Major producer of the world’s oil
Oil Revenues have both positive and negative effects.

5. H20
Water is the regions most precious resource.

7. Standard of living
North Africa and South West Asia have a great variation in standard of living from very high to poverty stricken.

8. Regional conflicts
Political unrest effects tourism.

9. Aswan High Dam
Humans built the Aswan High Dam to control the water of the Nile River in Egypt.
Pros- Humans can control where the water goes.
Cons- The soil around the river no longer gets the rich nutrients and farmers have to spend a lot of money on fertilizer, ultimately decreasing their profits.

10. Suez Canal
Suez Canal helped to enhance shipping routes in the region

11. Guest Workers
Guest workers come from other countries and regions of the world to work in North Africa and Southwest Asia.

12. Trade
Trade has been important to this region since the earliest times.

13. Income and Infrastructure
Wide range of per capita incomes and levels of development
There is a wide range of quickly developing countries that make a lot of money, and slower developing countries that don’t make as much money.

14. Contemporary trade routes
Sea lanes
A sea lane, sea road or shipping lane is a regularly used route for vessels on oceans and large lakes.

15. OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Mission : ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, a steady income to producers and a fair return on capital for those investing in the petroleum industry.

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