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.