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Cultural Diversity and Population Patterns in the Middle East

Explore the remarkable ethnic diversity in the Middle East, from the majority Arab population to groups like Israelis, Turks, Iranians, Caucasians, and Kurds. Learn about historical and cultural aspects influencing population patterns and coexistence challenges. Discover how people cluster near water sources and the rapid urbanization in cities like Cairo and Tehran.

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Cultural Diversity and Population Patterns in the Middle East

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  1. Chapter 18 Cultural Geography of the Middle East!

  2. Population Patterns! • Land of Many Peoples • Region has remarkable ethnic diversity! • Different peoples based on language, customs, beliefs • Groups of People • Arabs • Majority of the people in the region are Arabs • About 275 million in 16 countries • Most Arabs are Muslim; followers of the Islamic faith

  3. Population Patterns! • Groups of People • Israelis • About 6.4 million living in Israel • Culturally trace their heritage to ancientIsraelites and Jewish faith • Jewish people, had left Israel generations ago due to wars, persecution, and trade • After the Holocaust of WWII millions of Jews wanted their ancestral homeland to be set aside as a haven • Unfortunately, Arabs called Palestinians had moved into the area and had lived there for generations • Israelis and Palestinians have had a difficult time coexistingpeacefully

  4. Population Patterns! • Groups of People • Turks • Inhabit Turkey on Anatolian peninsula • Blended culture of Turkish, Islamic, and Western customs

  5. Population Patterns! • Groups of People • Iranians • About 66.6 million living in Iran • Speak Farsi language • Mainly Shiite Muslims • Afghans • Mixture of many ethnicities • Mainly Islamic peoples

  6. Population Patterns! • Groups of People • Caucasians • More than 50 different ethnicsubgroups • Largest two are Armenians and Georgians • Armenians • Live mainly in Armenia • Armenian OrthodoxChristians • Speak Armenian • Suffered genocide at the hands of Turkey in 1915 • Over 1 million murdered

  7. Population Patterns! • Groups of People • Caucasians • More than 50 different ethnic subgroups • Largest two are Armenians and Georgians • Georgians • Live mainly in Georgia • Georgian Orthodox Christians • Speak Georgian

  8. Population Patterns! • Groups of People • Turkic Peoples • Turks who live outside of Turkey • Three largest groups are Uzbeks, Kazakhs, and Tajiks • Muslim peoples • Occupy CentralAsian republics of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan

  9. Population Patterns! • Groups of People • Kurds • People without a country • Spread throughout Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and Iran • Historicallyoppressed

  10. Population Patterns! • Population and Resources • People cluster near water! • Tigris, Euphrates, and Nile Valleys • Oases in deserts • Sea of Galilee • Argued over by Israel and Syria • Population Growth • Population is rapidly growing in the region • Many people are forced to migrate looking for work

  11. Population Patterns! • Population and Resources • Urbanization • Region’s cities are growing rapidly • Cairo, Egypt • Istanbul, Turkey, • Baghdad, Iraq • Tehran, Iran • Infrastructure is poor • Basic urban necessities like streets, utilities, sanitation • Poverty is widespread

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