Migration and Trade

Migration and Trade

Trade and migration continue to define Southwest Asia and North Africa.

The movement from one place to another.

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Migration

Movement for Herding

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Movement for Trade

Movement for Job Opportunities

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Multiple Choice

The movement from one place to another is ...

• Trade

• Migration

• Labor

• Growth

-Nomadic, Arabic-speaking people

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-Live in deserts of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Israel, and Jordan

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-Strongly independent​

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-Herd camels, sheep, goats, or cattle​

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Bedouin

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Multiple Choice

Who are the Bedouin?

• nomads of the desert

• citizens of Iraq

• traders of Algeria

• guest workers in Dubai

-Salt Traders

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-Semi-Nomadic people

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-Live in countries like Algeria and Libya

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-Travel across the Sahara and rest at oases where they trade goats and millet for salt and dates.​

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Tuareg

Multiple Choice

Why do the Tuareg cross the Sahara?

• to take animals to grazing lands

• to find jobs in growing cities

• to trade salt and dates

• to avoid living in any one country

-Resource rich countries like Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. recruit temporary laborers.

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-Fill labor needs and shortages

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-Oil, mining, and construction industries.​

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Guest Workers

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Multiple Choice

Why do most guest workers go to Saudi Arabia?

• to find more oil

• to get oil for the United States

• to get jobs

• to help people in rural areas