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People in SW Asia
Who is an Arab?• 75% of people in SW Asia
• Share a culture and language—Arabic
• Not all Arabs are Muslims (religion)
• Not all live in SW Asia
Other People and Languages• Iran—Persian ethnic
group and Muslim (not Arab), large population
-speak Farsi and Arabic
• Turkey—Turks from central Asia, speak Turkish but use roman alphabet
Minority Groups • Kurds, Armenians, Greeks, and Jews
• Often persecuted —Jews and the Holocaust
• Over 25 languages
Religions of the Region• 90% Muslim – Sunni and Shiite divisions
• Christians scattered throughout
• Jews in Israel and a few in other countries
Village Farmers
• Sown land --farmable, river valleys, mountain sides, lots of irrigation
• Desalination –taking the salt out of salt water• Fertigation –watering directly to the roots of
plants
Desert Herders• Bedouins –nomads that carry goods or
herd in the desert, often with camels
• Skilled at desert travel, finding water
• Way of life is dying out due to technology