1. Urbanization in Arab Speaking Cultures

2.  What are the effects of urbanization on the people of Arab-Speaking countries?

3.  Urbanization in Dubai  Discuss the following video and what it represents about people moving from the rural areas to the cities.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TjeyzsUmT s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TjeyzsUmT s

4.  Urban Growth in the Arab World  Access the following link:  Urbanization in the Arab World: Part of the “Urban Millenium”  http://www.lebanonissues.com/en/?p=444 http://www.lebanonissues.com/en/?p=444  Urbanization in the Arab World Activity Sheet  debrief

5.  Saudi Arabia and Urbanization:  Read these two sections from the article below:  “location and geography”  “Urbanism, Architecture, and the Use of Space in Saudi Arabia”  http://www.everyculture.com/Sa-Th/Saudi-Arabia.html#b http://www.everyculture.com/Sa-Th/Saudi-Arabia.html#b  Answer the following questions in your notes:  1. Describe the climate in Saudi Arabia  2. Where is the oil wealth located? Which cities?  3. Describe the population in 1950. what is the urban population in 1995?  4. Describe the urbanization of the cities during the last 20 years.  Debrief….In discussing answers………

6.  Think about what it would be like to live in a city. Be prepared to share your thoughts on this.

7.  City Living  What comes to your mind when you think of an apartment in a city.  Malkawa: A New City in Saudi Arabia  http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/12/12/arts/desi gn/20101213-desert.html?ref=design&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/12/12/arts/desi gn/20101213-desert.html?ref=design&_r=0  Read the following news article  Saudi Urban Projects are a Window to Modernity  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/arts/design/13dese rt.html?_r=2&ref=glob-al-home http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/arts/design/13dese rt.html?_r=2&ref=glob-al-home  Comments? Lets focus on the section that states …..the Saudi government says…….

8.  Urbanization and the Arab Spring  Read the following quote and in your journals justify why you think urbanization may, or may not, account for conflicts in the Arab World, such as the uprising in the “Arab Spring”.  Urbanization brings its own problems….governments face housing shortages, overuse of municipal services….and overburdened social services, from schools to healthcare centers to job centers.