IRAN
A presentation by: Ian Foust, Jess Harrison, Drew
Hines, and Michelle Rice
Regions
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What are they?
Why are they important?
What kinds exist?
How do they apply to
Iran?
What is a region?
A region is an area with certain unifying characteristics.
• Physical
• Natural
• Human and
cultural
Why are regions important?
• Divide the world into manageable units for geographic
study
• Helps form mental maps
What kinds of regions exist?
Formal
Vernacular
How do regions apply to Iran?
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Inside Iran
Southwest Asia
Greater Iran
Islamic
Oil Producing
Persian Gulf
Conflict/Military
Human/Environment Interactions
• The impact of humans on the environment
o Industry
o Agriculture
o Technology
• The impact of the environment on humans
o Natural disasters
o Natural resources
o Topography
Industry in Iran
• Crude oil production
• Mining
• Increasing industrialization and urbanization
Agriculture in Iran
• Excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides
• Deforestation and Overgrazing
• Agricultural products
Technology in Iran
• Air pollution
• Water pollution
• Piped drinking water
Natural Disasters
• Tropical Cyclones
• Floods and Other Weather
• Earthquakes
Natural Resources and Topography
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11% Arable land
Limited rainfall
Minerals, metals, and oil
0% Permanent crops
Movement in Iran
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Refugee Population
Emigration Rates
Imports/Exports
History of Movement
Refugee Population & Emigration
Iran hosts one of the largest refugee populations in the
world, with more than one million refugees, mostly from
Afghanistan and Iraq.
Despite this, the net emigration rate as of 2009 was
-2.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population. Essentially, more people
are leaving the state than are coming into it.
According to estimates, between two and three million
Iranian citizens have emigrated to other countries, mostly
since the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
Imports and Exports
Einfuhren = (Iranian) Imports
Ausfuhren = (Iranian) Exports
Deutschland = Germany
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate = UAE
übrige Länder = Other Countries
Imports and Exports
Exports - commodities:
petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets
Exports - partners:
China 15.3%, Japan 14.3%, India 10.4%, South Korea 6.4%, Turkey 6.4%, Italy
4.5% (2008)
Imports - commodities:
industrial raw materials and intermediate goods, capital goods, foodstuffs and
other consumer goods, technical services
Imports - partners:
UAE 19.3%, China 13%, Germany 9.2%, South Korea 7%, Italy 5.1%, France
4.3%, Russia 4.2% (2008)
Quick and Dirty History
Medes Unify (625–559 BCE)
Cyrus the Great unifies Medes and Persians leading to the Achaemenid Empire
(559–330 BCE)
499 BCE Greco-Persian Wars. Ended in 449 BCE.
334 BCE, Alexander the Great invaded. Annexed territory in 328–327 BCE
Parthian Empire (238 BCE–226 CE)
224 AD, the Sassanid Empire. Parthian falls.
632 raiders from the Arab peninsula began attacking the Sassanid Empire
Islamic conquest of Persia.
Quick and Dirty History
9th century, Islam became a dominant religion in Persia
1218, Genghis Khan invades
Iran's first encompassing Shi'a Islamic state(1501)
Series of new, short-lived dynasties 1722-1906
Iran's constitutional revolution 1906
1925, Reza Kahn becomes Shah (industrialization, modernization)
1951 Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh was elected prime minister
Iranian Revolution began in January 1978
December 1979, the country approved a theocratic constitution
Present Day. Results, modernization, relations with the West.