MIDDLE EAST &
NORTH AFRICA
Economic
Characteristics
Practice
PRIMARY
Do the Middle
Eastern countries
rely more on
PRIMARY,
SECONDARY or
TERTIARY
economic activity?
OIL DRILLING
AGRICULTURE
PASTORALISM
Name 3 types of
PRIMARY economic
activity that are common
throughout the Middle
East.
HERDING ANIMALS
[PASTOR IN SPANISH MEANS SHEPHERD]
What is PASTORALISM?
BEDOUINS
What is the
name of the
nomadic
herders in this
region?
The Middle East is a major producer of
what resource as shown on this chart?
OIL
What does OPEC stand for?
ORGANIZATION OF
PETROLEUM
EXPORTING
COUNTRIES
What are two things that OPEC
does?
DETERMINE…
1. QUANTITY OF OIL
EXPORTED &
2. PRICE PER BARREL
LIST 3 POSITIVE AND 3 NEGATIVE
EFFECTS OF THE OIL INDUSTRY ON THE
MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES.
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
Gives the countries
Creates a large gap
political power
Money helps improve
lifestyle for people
between rich and poor
Requires many guest
workers from other
countries.
Countries are dependent
on a single commodity
Countries have created
defense systems
What is the most precious and
WATER
needed resource in the Middle East?
Which of the following statements most
accurately describes the standard of living in
the Middle East?
A. There is a large middle class, a small group of
rich oligarchs and a small percentage of very
B. There is a great variation in
poor.
B.standards
There is a great
in standards of living,
of variation
living, ranging
ranging from very high to poverty-stricken.
verygovernment
high to povertyC.from
The central
controls all resources,
resulting
in a similar standard of living for all
stricken.
people.
Identify which group of countries has
the highest and lowest GDP per capita.
A. Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, Syria, Iraq
B. Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait,
Israel, Bahrain
C. Libya, Lebanon, Iran, Algeria, Tunisia
HIGHEST: Qatar, United
Arab Emirates, Kuwait,
Israel, Bahrain
Lowest: Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, Syria, Iraq
Qatar
UAE
Kuwait
Israel
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Oman
Libya
Lebanon
Iran
Algeria
Tunisia
Jordan
Iraq
Syria
Morocco
Egypt
Yemen
$93,204
$54,607
$45,920
$28,365
$27,248
$19,345
$18,988
$16,115
$7,617
$4,732
$4,588
$3,907
$3,421
$2,989
$2,757
$2,748
$2,161
$1,182
What is the major deterrent to
tourism in this area?
CONFLICT &
POLITICAL UNREST
LIST 3 POSITIVE AND 2 NEGATIVE
EFFECTS OF THE
POSITIVE
Hydroelectric
power
Controls annual
flooding
Provides water for
irrigation
NEGATIVE
Loss of alluvial soil
from flooding (silt).
Farmers must use
fertilizers produce
fertile soil.
What man-made waterway allows ships to cut
across from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic
Ocean without going around to the south of
Africa?
SUEZ CANAL
What does this map illustrate that
has been important to this region
from earliest times?
TRADE
What is the purpose of the
LEAGUE of ARAB STATES?
UNITE THE
COUNTRIES
AND
PROMOTE
COMMON
INTERESTS