Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Describe the Qatar peninsula.
100 miles from north to south, 50 miles from east to west, it is a flat desert
What is an archipelago?
A group of islands
What is the capital city of United Arab Emirates?
Abu Dhabi
Who mainly works in the petroleum industry in the United Arab Emirates?
Abu Dhabi and Dubai
What is the main language of Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates?
Arabic
Where does 1/2 of Bahrain's poplution come from?
Asia
Which country is an archipelago with 33 islands on the western side of the Persian Gulf?
Bahrain
Which country was the world's largest exporter of pearls before Japan began to produce cultured pearls?
Bahrain
What is Bahrain's economy primarily based on?
Bahrain is dependent on oil
What is the capital of Qatar?
Doha
Why isn't Qatar's land cultivated for farming?
Lack of water
What is the capital city of Bahrain?
Manama
What peninsula in the United Arab Emirates separated the Persian Gulf from the Gulf of Oman?
Musandam Peninsula
What is the major religion of Bahrain?
Muslim
What kind of residents live in Qatar?
Muslim Arabs
What is the main religion of Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates?
Muslim is the main religion of these countries
Why was Qatar one of the world's poorest countries before 1939?
No oil had been found yet
What forms the basis of the United Emirate's economy?
Petroleum
Qatar shares a border with what country?
Saudi Arabia
Qatar imports its food from what two countries?
Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
What causeway links Bahrain and Saudia Arabia?
The King Fahd Causeway
Which country is composed of seven tiny emirates along the Persian Gulf?
The United Arab Emirates are composed of seven tiny emirates
What is the highest point in Bahrain? How did it get its name?
The highest point is Jabal al-Dukhan, which got its name from the cloud of mist that surrounds it
Describe the smaller islands of Bahrain.
They are barren, composed of limestone and covered with saline sand
Where are the oil preserves locafed in Bahrain?
They are located near the mountain
What is the second -youngest country in the Arabian Peninsula?
United Arab Emirates
Why are relative humidities high in Bahrain?
Winds carry salt-laden moist air over the islands
Describe the landforms that make up nearly all of the United Arab Emirates.
a flat desert
What mountain range is located in the eastern region of the Musandam Peninsula in the United Arab Emirates?
al-Hajar mountains
What kind of climate does Qatar have?
arid
What is grown on the northern coast of Bahrain island?
dates and alfalfa
What is the climate like in the United Arab Emirates?
hot and humid along the coast, but dry and even hotter inland
What does the United Arab Emirates use to farm some of its land?
irrigation
What type of industries have been many developed in the United Arab Emirates?
petroleum related industries
Why has Bahrain developed other industries?
since the oil reserves could be depleted
What archipelago also belongs to the Bahrain archipelago?
the Hawar archipelago
Which desert extends into the southern United Arab Emirates?
the Rub al-Khali
What is an emirate?
the rank, lands, or reign of an emir.
