Middle East – last 3 videos
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A region that is complex, complicated, at the center of many global issues
US government is heavily invested and involved in Middle eastern issues
WHERE is it?
Terms that everyone accepts
Typically (that everyone on the planet would agree) the core is:
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On and surrounding the Arabian Penninsula
WHO’s in the middle east? (soverign states)
The entire Arabian Penninsula
Saudi Arabia, Yeman, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Quwait, Bahrain (Gulf States),
Syria, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Egypt, Lebanon --- traditional
Also include North Afria – Eritrea, sudan, Libya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Morocco
Some also include (but this might be pushing it too far) Central Asia
Most other places also include Turkey – Boyer doesn’t!!!!!!! (doesn’t think it
shares enough traits with the other places in the middle east)
What is the middle east?
European derived term – in terms of their location on earth
Near East (Turkey, eastern Europe, up to Russia)
Far East (China, Japan)
Middle east (doesn’t make a lot of sense in today’s world)
What’s homogenous about this region?
Ethinicity, culture, regligion, color of skin,
4 Homogenous Factors:
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It’s dry – effects climate, terrain, eating habits, clothing, population
totals, lifestyle – big chunks of low population area
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They got oil – major exporters of oil (As technology increases, they find
