GEOG 202 Lecture 14Outline of Last Lecture o Climateo Population and Settlemento Culture o Geopolitical Frameworko EconomyOutline of Current Lecture o The Devil Came on Horseback o Conflicts Since 1995o Sub-Saharan African Issues- Ch. 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa o Physical Setting Environmental Issues Regional Landscapes o Climate o Population and SettlementCurrent LectureoThe Devil Came on Horseback oEvil (genocide) in Darfur, Sudan-Political? Civil War: Janjaweed armed by "Khartoum" capital of Sudan These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-Ethnic? Arab militia vs African rebels -Religious? Islamist north vs. Animist/Christian south -Economic? Chinese oil revenues -Environmental? Pressures in Sahel due to overpopulation -Cultural? Herding vs agricultural lifestyle oScale of solution: Darfur? Sudan and S Sudan? African Union? US Intervention? UN?oConflicts since 1995 oWidespread misery at the hands of brutal dictators and rebels -Civil wars -Genocide: systematic killing of a racial or cultural group oSub-Saharan African IssuesoDisease oInteraction with the rest of the world -Foreign aid -Or investment?-Dependence or independence? oRespect for individuals; human rights and genocide oGovernance: corruption, civil waroEconomic development:-Petroleum, diamonds?-Role of China? -Ch. 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa oCharacterized by shared:oClimate oCulture oOil oExemplifies globalization oThree continents come together here oCulture hearth: place from which a great idea spreads -Agriculture -3 major world religions -Trade routes oPhysical Setting oDesert oNile valley and Delta oFertile crescent oTectonic activity: Earthquakes, Red SeaoNatural hazard: Earthquakes oEnvironmental Issues oWATER-Egypt's Aswan high dam-Euphrates river marshes drained -Salinization (becoming saltier) from irrigation -Jordan River hydropolitics Connection between water resources and politics "shared" aquifers. Conflicts!Israelis are known for their water-related research such as desalinization oRegional Landscapes oMaghreboLevant oAnatolian Peninsula oArabian Peninsula - surrounded by? oClimate: Dry oArid oTemperature extremes due to lack of humidity oMilder along Mediterranean oPopulation and SettlementoImpact of water and climate oNorth African emigration to France oOver 500 million people oLargest countries:-Egypt, Turkey, Iran oUrban Settlement -More than 5,000 year history of urbanization -Islamic influences with European imprint -Cairo - largest city in Africa -Dubai's incredible wealth Innovative construction-The World and Palm Islands -Worlds first 7 star hotel -Tallest building -Ski
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