1. World Regions in Global Context: Peoples, Places, and Environments (3 rd Ed,) Sallie A. Marston, Paul L. Knox, & Diana M. Liverman Chapter 4: Middle East & North Africa Robert M. Arthur

3. Southwest Asia and North Africa Figure 7.1

5. Regional Landscapes Atlas Mountains Arid Iran Turkey Earthquake Damage in Turkey

9. Climate

13. Agricultural Regions Figure 7.16

14. Dryland Agriculture < Saudi Arabian Irrigation Nile Valley >

17. Diffusion of Islam Makkah

18. Linguistic Diversity Reveals ethnic complexities

22. Urban Growth in Cairo

23. Urban Influences Traditional Islamic and European Influences Algiers, Algeria Fes, Morocco

27. Population and Settlement Importance of Water (Rivers, Coasts, Oases)

28. Demographic Diversity

38. Kurdistan Kirkuk

39. Geopolitical Framework

41. Israel & Palestine

43. Challenge of the West Bank Figure 7.33 Figure 7.5.1

44. Jewish Settlements and the Barrier

52. Economic Development Figure 7.36

53. Economic Development (cont’d) Figure 7.36

54. With and Without Oil … Rural Yemen Saudi Arabian Refineries Persian Gulf

57. Economic Differentiation

58. Economic Differentiation … Dubai

59. Social Development and Gender Algerian Women (above) and Iranian Consumers (right)

60. End of Chapter 4: Middle East & North Africa World Regions in Global Context: Peoples, Places, and Environments (3 rd Ed.) Sallie A. Marston, Paul L. Knox, & Diana M. Liverman