Middle East Flashcards
(28 cards)
Coutnries in the middle east
Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Egypt… ect
What is the cuase of Iraq’s scarcity of water?
Turkey and Syria building dams on the Euphrates for hydroelectric power.
What is the poorest country in the Middle East?
Yemen
Conflict in Yemen
President Hadi struggled to deal with various problems
Biomes and climate in the Middle East
Grasslands, shrublands and savannas. Hot climate
Where did Turkey and Syria build the dams?
The Euphrates
Why is oil improtant to the MIddle East?
It gets them loads of money and trade
What does Yemen lack of?
Food, clean water, education,
What does Yemen border?
Saudi Arabia and Oman
What are tourist attractions in Dubai?
Beaches, Hotels, Markets, buildings
How would you describe Dubai?
Rich, HIC, developed
What is a region?
An area that has certain characteristics in common that make it unique
Is the Middle East a continent or a region?
region
Where is the Middle East?
It is focused right along the equator on the North and South of the Tropic of cancer
What does HDI stand for?
Human Development Index
What does HDI mean?
-Measure of development
-Life expectancy, education and living standards
- 0 and 1, 1 is best
What is the life expectancy in Yemen?
66.1 years
What is trade like in Yemen?
- Most food imported from other countries
- Less money recieved by Yemen
What is wealth from oil like in yemen?
- Corrupt governments missused the nation’s wealth
- Oil reserves running out
What is an NGO
Non-government organisation
- Charities to help people in need
What is the Humanitarion Alliance? (NGO)
- food and medical supplies
- rebuilding health services
What is UNICEF? (NGO)
- access to clean water
- educating women and children
What is The Red Cross? (NGO)
-emergency health services
- safe drinking water and supplying food
What are the conflict between borders?
- Tensions by regional borders
- Divisions between groups
- Division of Palestan
