Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan

Chapter 12Section 1Pp. 336-340

Turkey

Has land in both Europe and Asia Anatolian Plain at the center Earthquakes cause a lot of damage Farming, mining industry, oil

Turkey’s People

Almost 100% are Muslim

20% are Kurds and want their own country

70% live in cities

Turkish History and Culture

Largest city is Istanbul, which was Constantinople

Ottoman Empire started here and ended with WWI

Kemal Atatürk was first president and made it a modern country

Muslim and secular groups are struggling for control

Question

Almost 100% of the people in Turkey belong to which religion?

Islam

Question

What separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey?

The Turkish Straits

Question

What nation of Southwest Asia has land in both Asia and Europe?

Turkey

Question

What best describes what Turkey became under the leadership of Kemal Atatürk?

A modern nation

Question

What was Istanbul previously called?

Constantinople

Syria

Controlled by one political party since 1960s

Fertile land near the Mediterranean Sea and Syrian Desert in east

Agriculture is main economic activity

Oil is main export

Syrians

Half in cities Damascus, the

captital, is one of oldest continuously inhabited cities

Mostly Arab muslims, but some are bedouins, nomadic desert peoples

Questions

What is Syria’s main export?

Oil

Lebanon 60% work in

manufacturing 88% live in urban

areas Civil war from 1975-

1991 (Muslims vs. Christians)

Beirut – capital and largest city

French is an official language

Question

From 1975 to 1991, a civil war almost destroyed the economy of which country?

Lebanon