The Five Themes of Geography within Kuwait Kathy, Amanda, Rachel, Nicole, Sarah T. TE 401 Section 7...

The Five Themes of Geography within KuwaitKathy, Amanda, Rachel, Nicole, Sarah T.TE 401 Section 7Social Studies MethodsMichigan State University

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Location

The absolute location of Kuwait

• Latitude: 45 45 E

• Longitude: 45 45 E

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The relative location of Kuwait

Name where your country is located relative to other countries around it.

• Middle East.• Bordering Persian Gulf. • Between Iraq and Saudi

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Place

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Physical/human characteristics of Kuwait

Physical characteristics include:• Dry desert plain, .8% arable land.• Natural resources - petroleum,

shrimp, fish, natural gas.• Slightly smaller than New jersey.• Only country without natural

lake.Human characteristics include:• Population - 2,596,799.• Over half are non-nationals.• Life expectancy - 77 years.• Ethnic groups - 45% Kuwaiti,

35% other “arab”, 9% South Asain, 4% Iranian, 7% other.

• Religion - 85% Muslim. • Official language - Arabic.

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Human-Environment

Relationships

Human Interaction of Kuwait

• How do humans interact with this environment: “Oil rich, worker poor”

World’s largest desalinization complexes.

Food is mostly imported.

97% of population is urban.

Wealth distributed very unevenly.

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Movement

Political/cultural/religious ideas of Kuwait

• Political ideas which spread:No political parties but groups that front candidates.

• Trade of goods:Fifth-largest proven oil reserve - main export is oil.Before oil was discovered, pearls and hides were main exports. Can’t grow food so it’s imported.

• Communication:2.7 million cell phones (more than population!) No railroads, highway system being developed. One international airport near capital.

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Kuwait resort with oil refinery in background

Region

Kuwait region is called: Middle East

• Physical region: Middle East.

• Economic region: OPEC (oil).

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Kuwait is so great, But don’t go there for vacation: You might die of dehydration. Their economy should never spoil, Because of their large supply of oil.