Which countries in Southwest Asia/North Africa benefit from
having oil and which do not?

Arabia, Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait benefit from having oil but Turkey does not

Explanation:

Even in large, urban cities, the income gap is widening. For instance, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, poverty is becoming a problem and several people are unemployed- even though Saudi Arabia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. People in developing rural areas don't usually benefit much from oil.  

it refers to race, i am pretty sure this was a popular term in nazi germany or something.

these civilizations were located around fertile rivers, where they could produce an abundance of crops