Qatar
Located in the South-West part of Asia
Climate
Summers = June–September, wet.
120°F and 90s.
Winters= December–March, dry.
80s and 40s.
4 inches a year, winter.
Sandstorms March and April.
- WATER influences = rain, drink, irrigation, fishing for pearls.
Historical Event
- Obtained its freedom.
- Thani family.
- treaty in 1916 with United Kingdom.
- Gave the British control of Qatar’s foreign policy.
- British gave protection.
- September 1, 1971.
- Today, Qatar in ruled by Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani.
- Form of Constitutional Monarchy.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Website: http://www.mofa.gov.qa/en/TheMinistry/VIPs/Pages/HHShkTamimBinHamadAlThani.aspx
Location: Doha, Qatar
Primary Industries, Natural Resources, and Economy.
Economy= fishing, pearling, mining Petroleum and Natural Gas.
money from fish and pearls >different countries.
lots of petroleum and natural gas most money from it.
steel, cement, and flour.
95% income from petroleum.
- richest city in the world.
Land and Landforms
Peninsula Saudi Arabia.
Connecticut.
Giant sand dunes.
Persian Gulf, Red sea, Arabian sea, and Gulf of Aden.
Rains.
Fishing, water distill it, and irrigation.
Tot much Natural Resources
Arid Plains.
Windblown desert.
Culture
Speak Arabic, some English.
Muslims 78%.
Religious.
Seeing in public, tinted windows, high walls, different lines At pools there are gender Kindergarten- college.
Gulf dresses.
Different sexes eat in different rooms.
Shake hands with same sex.
- Mother= um Father=baba.
- Stew of rice, seafood, meat... machbous.