People live in Western Asia for jobs in the oil industry, as drilling oil pays well. Some people in Central Asian countries are nomadic herders who raise livestock and move from place to place. Phosphate, a valuable fertilizer and mineral, is found in Syria, Jordan and Israel, so many people live in these areas for jobs accessing and processing this resource.

1. Human Environment
Interaction
By: Grace Fahey 6M

2. Why do
people live
where they
live in Asia?

3. People live in the
Western part of Asia for
OPEC. OPEC is the
organization that
influences the price of oil
on the World market.
People move near there for
a good job. Drilling oil
pays a lot of money. So,
people live in the Western
part of Asia for the profit.

4. Some people that live in the Stan countries are Nomads.
Nomads are herders that travel from place to place.
They make a living by raising horses, cattle, sheep, and
goats. This is why the Stan countries are so populated.
(Kazakhstan below left)

5. Phosphates is a fertilizer and mineral. It can also be
considered as a salt. It is found Syria, Jordan, and
Israel. So many people live in these countries for jobs
and the access to this fertilizer.
PHOSPHATE

6.  http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~pesti/night
 http://www.ifdc.org/Expertise/Natural_Resource_Managem
 http://irapl.altervista.org/nit/viewpics.php?
title=Aethusa+cynapium