Question

5.4 image analysis: use the image to answer the question below...
the kurds are one of the world’s largest stateless ethnic groups,
living for more than 7,000 years in their mountainous homeland.
kurdish homeland % percentage of total kurdish population distributed nationally
black sea armenia
ankara
turkey 42%
detailed,
lower right
qandil mountains
caspian sea
turkmenistan
yerevan
qamishli
tehran ★
ammouda
lebanon
med.
sea
syria 15%
baghdad
iran 29%
malakia
damascus
iraq 8%
aleppo
israel
jordan
homs
syria
egypt
saudi arabia
red sea
250 km
250 miles
damascus
note: other kurdish populations are distributed in europe, north america, oceania
source: mcclatchy washington bureau, cia world factbook, encyclopedia britannica
graphic: robert donell
© 2012 mct
which nation would lose the most land and people if the kurds were to separate and form their own state of kurdistan?
○ syria
○ iraq
○ turkey
○ iran

Explanation:

To determine which nation loses the most land and people, we analyze the Kurdish population percentage and the Kurdish homeland area. Turkey has 42% of the total Kurdish population (the highest among the options) and the Kurdish homeland within Turkey’s territory is a significant portion. A higher population percentage and substantial homeland area mean Turkey would lose the most land (due to the Kurdish homeland) and people (due to the high percentage of Kurds in its population) if Kurdistan forms. Syria has 15%, Iraq 8%, and Iran 29%—all lower than Turkey’s 42%.

Answer:

Turkey