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Regions of the World
(How they are linked or divided)
06/20/16 1IMRAN BASHIR

Essential Understanding
Cultural differences can link or divide
regions.

Language
How can language link or divide
regions?
Think about some languages around the world and
where they are found.

Language
Arab world - The Arab world is a cultural
region that is unified by the Arabic
language. This region is found in North
Africa and the Middle East. Some
countries in the Arab world are: Saudi
Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Algeria,
Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, and Oman.

The Arab World

Language
The following countries have many
Muslims but Arabic is NOT the major
language: Iran, Indonesia, Turkey,
Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

Language
Hispanic America is a region that is
unified by language. The major
language in this region is Spanish.
Some countries that are in this region
are: Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina,
Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia,
and all of the countries in Central
America except Belize.

Hispanic America

Language
The following countries are NOT part of
Hispanic America: Haiti, Jamaica,
Belize, and Brazil.

Language
Brazil - The major language in Brazil is
Portuguese because Brazil was
colonized by Portugal. There are more
people who speak Portuguese in Brazil
than Portugal.

Language
Canada is a good example of a country
that is divided by language. In the
province of Quebec, Canada there are
many people who speak French. The
rest of the people in Canada speak
English. Quebec has tried to break
away from Canada several times
because the people feel they have
different cultural characteristics.

Language
Switzerland is a good example of a
country that has multiple languages but
the country is still unified. Some of the
languages spoken in Switzerland are:
German (official) 63.7%, French
(official) 20.4%, and Italian (official)
6.5%.

Language
English as a world language - English is
a language that has become an
international language of business and
finance. As the economic power of
China grows it is possible that Chinese
may replace English in the future.

Ethnic Heritage
Examples of countries or regions that
have experienced ethnic conflict:
A. The Balkans (Former Yugoslavia)
B. Rwanda
C. Cyprus

Key Vocabulary
Ethnicity
Ethnic Cleansing
Genocide
Balkanization
Nation
Stateless Nation

Balkan Peninsula
The Balkan Peninsula has many different
ethnic groups such as; Serbs, Croats,
Bosniaks, and Albanians. This region has
experienced ethnic conflict for thousands of
years. The most recent conflict lasted from
1992 - 1995, when Serbia invaded Bosnia.
Thousands of Bosniaks were killed by
Serbian and Croatian forces because they
were a different ethnic and religious group.

Balkan Peninsula

Rwanda
Rwanda is a small country in East
Africa with two major ethnic groups, the
Hutu and the Tutsi. In 1994, the Hutu
controlled military and militia groups
began killing Tutsis. Over a period of
three months at least 800,000 Tutsis
were murdered in one of the worst
genocides in history.

Cyprus
Cyprus is an island in the eastern
Mediterranean. The country is divided
into two countries based on ethnicity.
One country is primarily Turkish and the
other country is primarily Greek.

Cyprus

Ethnic Heritage
Examples of countries or regions that
have many ethnic groups but are
unified:
A. The United States
B. Switzerland

The United States
The United States is a good example of a
country that has multiple ethnic groups but is
still stable. The major ethnic groups in the
United States are: White 79%, Black 13%,
Asian 5%. The U.S. Census Bureau does not
include Hispanic because it considers
Hispanic to mean a person of Latin American
descent, which means they could be of many
different ethnic groups such as Cuban,
Mexican, or Puerto Rican.

Switzerland
Switzerland has remained unified
despite having several ethnic groups.
The ethnic groups in Switzerland are as
follows: 65% German, 18% French,
10% Italian.

Ethnic Heritage
Examples of countries that have a
single ethnic group:
A. Korea (There are a few Chinese)
B. Japan (98.5% Japanese, .5%
Korean, .4% Chinese and around
200,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin)

Religion (Unifying Force)
Religion can serve as a unifying force
for entire regions where most people
follow the same religion. See
powerpoint on religion for more details.

Religion (Divisive Force)
There are religious conflicts in the
following areas:
A. Kashmir (conflict between Hindus and
Muslims.
B. Northern Ireland (conflict between
Protestants and Catholics)
C. Jerusalem (Jews, Christians, and
Muslims all claim it as a holy city)

Kashmir
India and Pakistan both claim a region
called the Kashmir. Part of the problem
is based on religion. Pakistan is a
Muslim country and India is Hindu.

Kashmir

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is part of the United
Kingdom. The United Kingdom refers
to Scotland, England, Wales, and
Northern Ireland. The country is about
evenly divided between Protestants and
Catholics. The Protestants want to
remain part of the U.K. and the
Catholics want to be part of Ireland.

Northern Ireland
Protestants and Catholics formed
gangs in Belfast and would kill each
other. The Catholics also bombed
government buildings and police
stations. The violence was so bad in
Belfast that they constructed large walls
to separate neighborhoods. Since then
both sides have signed a peace
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The Peace Wall

Murals in Belfast

Jerusalem
Christians consider Jerusalem to be holy
because Jesus was crucified there.
Jews consider Jerusalem to be holy because
there temple was located there.
Muslims consider Jerusalem to be holy
because Muhammed ascended to heaven
there and received the word of Allah.

Jerusalem
Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, a
Jewish country that was created by the
United Nations in 1948. Jerusalem was
divided between Israel and Palestine
but Israel occupies East Jerusalem.

Dome of the Rock

Western Wall

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