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The geology of Iraq as a study is closely depended on basic geologic branches such as tectonics stratigraphy sedimentology petrology paleontology and structural geology On the other hand there are some applied branches in geology directly related to studying geology of Iraq such as petroleum geology hydrogeology and economic geology To understanding the geology of Iraq we must return to tectonic and . I. t . S. haped the World. b. y Josh . I. rving. What is Geology?. Geology is the study of rocks, gems, and minerals and the study of the structure of these materials. An important part is how they were formed and how they change over time.. 2. Figure 2-3. Female head (Inanna?), from Uruk (modern Warka), Iraq, ca. 3200–3000 BCE. Marble, approx. 8” high. Iraq Museum, Baghdad.. *Demonstrates skill/. Skill implies practice. And investment-. Saad Z Jassim. Heritage Oil. Northerly Movement of the Arabian Plate. Northerly movement of the Arabian Plate resulted in collision with the Anatolian Plates first producing the E-W trending anticlines followed by the stress introduced against the Iranian Plates in NE-SW direction resulting in NW trending anticlines of NE Iraq; some are overprinted over the Anatolian trend in N Iraq. What is this war about anyway. ?. Saddam Hussein . Ayatollah Khomeini . Iraq has oil…. Iraq’s oil is good quality. It exists in great quantity . It is cheap to produce. Costs about $1.00 . a barrel (yes 1 dollar). Both Kurdish and . Shi’a. issues have. played a role in the Gulf conflicts. 1. Based in longstanding disagreements. Religious, ethnic, and territorial. Iranian revolution as the catalyst. Khomeini called on Iraqi Shi’a to rise up against Hussein. By Altamush Ali Jindani. 2. nd. period. America has had many presidents who were war hawks. Not pointing fingers but our former president was one of them. There has been many wars in which the United States had fought. Both defeat and triumph was faced. Several different reasons led the United States to enter these wars. Some of these causes were fears and threats. Just like Vietnam war which was fought to stop communism from spreading into rest of Asia. Similarly, the latest Iraq war is being fought because of fear of further terrorist attacks and to stop the spread of terrorism in the whole world. Different times, different places but pretty similar causes. President Bush says, “. “Civilization exists by geologic consent” -Will Durant. Where are the world’s great cities located and why?. Why are Earliest Humans Here?. East African Rift. Water. Animals. Preservation of fossils. 2013. Map of Middle Eastern Countries. Where is Iraq?. Geography. Continent: . SW Asia (Middle East). Landforms: . Desert, mountains. Waterways: . Persian Gulf, Tigris & Euphrates Rivers. Famous Landmarks: . you must first know about it’s . ethnoreligious divisions. !. II. Iraq- . History. 1918-32 British rule. Even after independence Britain retained oil rights and kept military bases in Iraq. Monarchy. Why did the Gulf War happen?. It happened when an lraq leader, Sadden Hussein, wanted to take over the Kuwait’s oil fields. He did this because Iraq was near bankruptcy so they needed the oil to make more money. U.S president George Bush formed a coalition to stop Iraq. A coalition is when a group of allies work together to achieve a goal. In the Middle East bordered by Jordan, Syria, Turkey, . I. ran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait. Official languages: Arabic, Kurdish. Population: 30, 399, 572 (. est. ). Religion: Islam (Shi’ite Sunni) 97%, Christianity 3%. Iraq is located in the Middle East, between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Iraq is also bordered by Jordan and Syria to the west, Kuwait to the south, and Turkey to the . north. The capital is Baghdad.. With . Department of . Petroleum . Geoscience. Geology of Iraq (Kurdistan). BSc. . Third Year Syllabus. Module Specification. Theoretical Part. Academic Year : 2014-2015. Asst. Prof. Dr. Sardar M. Balaky. Module . Directorate. of Mine Action ( DMA ). The Use of Virtual Reality in Mine Action. 13 February- 2020 - Geneva. 1. Eng. - . Khalid Rashad Jabbar - National Director. Directorate of Mine Action Iraq. MRE Activities.