KURDISH POPULATION DISTRIBUTIONSources: Encyclopedia Britannica, Australian Broadcasting CorporationBased on the map, which of the following best explains the implications of physical geography as the Kurds continue to struggle for an independent state in their ethnic homeland?AIsrael, Turkey, and Russia have voiced their support for an independent Kurdistan in areas with a majority Kurdish population, showing potential validation for Kurdistan.BIn September 2017 a public referendum was carried out that demonstrated that a majority of Kurds overwhelmingly support independence.CMost areas with a Kurdish majority population are landlocked and therefore dependent on good relationships with their neighbors in order to access trade and prosper economically.DEven in areas with a Kurdish minority population, Kurdish people have their own unique culture and identity separately from the states in which their nation is located.EUnstable oil prices have created economic problems both in parts of the region with a Kurdish majority population and in parts with a Kurdish minority, leaving the Kurdistan Regional Government weakened and struggling to pay off debt.

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