Ernest Roberts
2/22/10
Period 3
Gaza Strip
They are currently going through desertification, soil degradation, and contamination and
depletion of underground water. The main religion is Islam greatly outnumbering the Christians. The
situation there is that there is such a high fertility rate that there will not be enough space for all the
individuals in the country. They need to lower the fertility rate which is not an easy task. The reason for
the high fertility rate, or at least one of them, is the son preference. In a patriarchal society the son is
the one that stays home with the parents to take care of them. The girls are married into other families.