GEOG 202 Lecture 15Outline of Last 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 SettlementOutline of Current Lecture o Economy Dependence on Petroleum OPECo Social Development and Genderso Power Shift?o SW Asia and North African IssuesCurrent LectureoEconomyThese 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.oHistoric Economy-Nomadic herding: subsistence -Salt caravans: early globalization oToday's economy-Petroleum: Oil and natural gas or hydrocarbons oDependence on petroleum-Fuel -Generates electricity -Involved in manufacture of everything from medicine to clothing -Computers oOPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) -Controls cost of petroleum on world market thru supply and demand -Founded in 1960 by:Saudi Arabia Iraq Kuwait Iran Venezuela oSocial Development and genders oSaudi women-Less educated -No driving -Male guardian -Segregated by gender oPower shift?oOil and gas from shale in other regions oOil discovery in Israel oSW Asia and N African issuesoIslamic fundamentalism and globalization oGeopolitical-Iraq: recovery from war -Syria: resolution of its civil war -Iran: nuclear weapons and worlds response -"Arab Spring"-Jewish and Palestinian statesoRole of women oHydropoliticsoBeyond
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