ethnic diversity arabs – sw asia and north africa speak arabic israelis – israel jewish turkic...
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Peoples of the Middle East
Ethnic DiversityArabs – SW Asia and North Africa
Speak Arabic Israelis – Israel
JewishTurkic – Turkey and C. Asia
Speak Turkish or other Turkic languagesIranians – Iran
Speak Farsi, Shi’a Islam
Ethnic DiversityAfghans
Many different groupsCaucasians – Caucasus Mts. Between Black &
Caspian Seas50 different national groups Armenia &
Georgia are Christian outliersKurds – split between Iran, Iraq, Turkey and
SyriaLanguage related to Farsi
ResourcesPopulation is clustered near water sourcesThe region is growing rapidly
Too few jobs leads to poverty and migrationUrbanization
Too fast for jobs and housingInfrastructure is overwhelmed