Persian Gulf

Question 1

Saudi Arabia

Answer 1

Riyadh
•1936 when oil was discovered
•570 Mohammed was born in Mecca, he became the focal point of the Islamic faith, year 622 he fleed
•Rub’ al Khali is the 3rd largest desert in the world

Question 2

Iraq

Answer 2

Baghdad
•The valley of Mesopotamia were famous for Babylonians, they invaded Kuwait in 1990 for their coastline and their oil fields

Question 3

Iran

Answer 3

Tehran
•The first terrorist act in Tehran was in the capital
•1979 when terrorism started in the United States

Question 4

Oman

Answer 4

Muscat
•Hottest country in the world, 130° in the summer
•Produces the least amount of oil, they make a large push on agriculture for their economy’s

Question 5

Kuwait

Answer 5

Kuwait City
•1960 they became a member of the OPEC, which controls the rate of the oil, (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
•August in 1990 was invaded by Sadam Husain, when the desert storm gulf war
•It is still depended on other countries for food, they have very low agriculture

Question 6

Bahrain

Answer 6

Manama
•Bahrain doesn’t produce much oil, but they refine the oil
•Smallest of the Persian Gulf nations
•Believed where Noah lived after the flood
•Where our US navy fleet docks are

Question 7

Qatar

Answer 7

Doha
•has a 2/3 population of immigrants
•Has the most successful desalinization plants

Question 8

Yemen

Answer 8

Sanaa
•up until 1990 southern Yemen was communist, northern Yemen was not, so they were at war, until 1990
•1993 it was the first Arab nation to hold a 2 party election

Question 9

United Arab Emirates UAE

Answer 9

Abu Dhabi
•Richest country in the Persain Gulf
•Abu Dhabi is the resort city of the Persian Gulf
•People travel there for the 5 star hotels