Ch. 23 Today’s Issues: Southwest Asia (p. 524)
Name:______Date:______Class Period:___
Population Relocation (p. 525)
1. What did geologists find in the 20th century in Southwest Asia? Petroleum and natural gas
2. Name at least two changes that occurred in Southwest Asia as the oil boom happened. Grew wealthy, rapid urbanization, road construction, migration to cities, lots of jobs
3. Define guest worker: largely unskilled workers that fill jobs that the region’s native peoples find culturally or economically unacceptable.
4. What did the Filipino guest worker in the UAE do that got him into trouble? Brushed
passed a woman on a bus.
5. Why do some government officials worry about the dependence on guest workers? Prevent their nation’s own workers from developing their skills, intolerance, violence, weakening of national identity
6. Which ethnic group is at the center of one of the longest conflicts? Kurds
7. Define stateless nation: a nation of people without a land to legally occupy
8. Define Palestinians: Arabs and their descendents who lived or still live in the area formerly called Palestine and now called Israel
9. Define West Bank: a strip of land on the west side of the Jordan River- Israel gained control of it in 1967
10. Define Gaza Strip: a territory along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula that Israel gained control of in 1967.
11. About how many Palestinianslived in refugee camps worldwide in 2005? 8.2 million
Interpreting a Population Density Map (p. 528)
1. Define population density map: shows where people live and how crowded the conditions are
2. How is population density measured? By dividing the total population in an area by the total number of square miles or square kilometers
Oil Wealth Fuels Change (p. 529)
1. Define strategic commodity: a resource so important that nation will go to war to ensure its steady supply
2. By the year 2020, Southwest Asia will probably provide about __50__ percent of the world demand of oil.
3. To promote more economic growth, the oil rich nations of Southwest Asia face 3 challenges in the way they use oil profits. First, each has to modernize its __infrastructure_. Second, each has to develop its __agriculture__,__mineral____, and water resources. Finally, the people of each nation have to gain access to higher ___education____ and job training.
4. Define human resources: the skills and talents of their people
Critical Thinking: Religious Conflict over Land: Who Should Control Jerusalem (532-33)
Why is the control of Jerusalem such a difficult issue to solve? Considered holy by three main religions, both Palestinians and Israelisclaim it as the capital of their nation
Ch. 23 Today’s Issues: Southwest Asia (p. 524)
Name:______Date:______Class Period:___
Population Relocation (p. 525)
1. What did geologists find in the 20th century in Southwest Asia?
2. Name at least two changes that occurred in Southwest Asia as the oil boom happened.
3. Define guest worker:
4. What did the Filipino guest worker in the UAE do that got him into trouble?
5. Why do some government officials worry about the dependence on guest workers?
6. Which ethnic group is at the center of one of the longest conflicts?
7. Define stateless nation:
8. Define Palestinians:
9. Define West Bank:
10. Define Gaza Strip:
11. About how many Palestinians lived in refugee camps worldwide in 2005?
Interpreting a Population Density Map (p. 528)
1. Define population density map:
2. How is population density measured?
Oil Wealth Fuels Change (p. 529)
1. Define strategic commodity:
2. By the year 2020, Southwest Asia will probably provide about __ __ percent of the world demand of oil.
3. To promote more economic growth, the oil rich nations of Southwest Asia face 3 challenges in the way they use oil profits. First, each has to modernize its ______. Second, each has to develop its ______, ______and water resources. Finally, the people of each nation have to gain access to higher ______and job training.
4. Define human resources:
Critical Thinking: Religious Conflict over Land: Who Should Control Jerusalem (532-33)
Why is the control of Jerusalem such a difficult issue to solve?