9.) SW Asia Wrap-Up

SW Asia is a an area of the world that is envolved in a lot of things. It is diverse in culture, religion, and language. There are countries of peace, war, and others. SW Asia has many ways to bring in money tothe country. There are also many things to learn about.

8.) Modern TImes

In SW Asia people use land for three major ways. Those ways are for agriculture, nomadic herding, and producing oil. Only a small percentage of the region is made up of arable land because of the regions climate. Commercial farming also still takes place.

7.) Conflicts

There have been many conflicts in SW Asia. A recent conflict is the Arab-Israel Conflict. The Arab nations of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, nad Syria invaded Isreal the day after it was declared. These Arab nations supportedthe palestinians. Israel moved Arab forces away. Many palesstinians retreated from jewish territory.

6.) Early Times

The first people survivedby hunting and gathering. They also farmed and herded. Every year rivers would flood. This would leaved behind good soil. The soil was good for farming. They used cooperation to develop civilizations.

5.) Religions

From the roots of SW Asia are three of the world's greatest religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Around the year of 2000 B.C., in present-day Israel, Abraham founded the religion of Judaism. Just about 2000 years later the founder of Christianity, Jesus, started to preach also in what came to be Israel. Muhammad, the prophet and founder of Israel, began his teachings in present-day Saudi Arabia.

4.) Ethnic Groups

SW Asia has a mixture of Ethnic Groups. Arabs are the main ethnic group in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and other countries of the Arabian Peninsula. In territories occupied by Isreal Arabs are also found. Non-Arab people live mainly in Turkey, Isreal, and Iran. These are some of SW Asias many Ethni Groups.

3.) Water

Water is an important natural resource in SW Asia. SW Asians have dry land so they must irrigate their crops. In Saudi Arabia there are no permanent rivers, but has wadis. Wadis (WAH deez) are stream beds that may hold water when sesonal rains fall but are dry much of the year. People in SW Asia irrigate their crops by pumping water from deep underground wells. SW Asia nations continue to irrigate their plants and are still building irrigation systems. Water taken from rivers is not replaced quikly, otherwise known as a nonrenewable resource.