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The Five Themes of Geography within KuwaitKathy, Amanda, Rachel, Nicole, Sarah T.TE 401 Section 7Social Studies MethodsMichigan State University
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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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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 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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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
Kuwait region is called: Middle East
• Physical region: Middle East.
• Economic region: OPEC (oil).
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