QH Flashcards
What are the 2 types of social change in Qatar?
Qualitative and quantitative
What is social change?
The shifts that occur in any of the social aspects in a specific period in society
Which factor has played the most prominent role?
The economic factor
How has the population changed?
It went from a simple community with several tribes to a civilized community with cities
Why is technology a major source of social change?
Because of the direct impact on social life, behavior of people and their social relations
Which factors are quantitative and qualitative?
Quantitative - Demographic
Qualitative - Economic, Technological, Education
Why has the population structure changed?
Because of the rise of large numbers of people coming from abroad on order to work in various economic activities
Which factor is the reason for social change?
The education factor
What happened in 1935?
The oil exploration began in Dukhan field by Anglo-persian oil company
How long did Sheikh Abdullah ruled Qatar?
36 years (1913-1949)
Why were the social conditions bad?
Because the economic conditions were bad, people left to search for job opportunities
Why was education needed before oil discovery?
Merchants needed it for record, registration and calculation
What topics were taught in Al-Athari schools?
Sharia sciences and the Arabic language
What was the role of Al-majaalis?
They were cultural clubs and had a social and economic role
What was the economic role of Al-majaalis?
They were a place of commercial exchange between ship captains and merchants
What were the 2 types of courts?
Sharia courts and salfa courts
Name 3 judges.
Mohammed bin Mana, Ibrahim Al-Ansari, Mohammed bin Jaber Al-jaber
Why did parents take their children to Al-majaalis?
To listen to the speeches of elders
Name the 4 economic resources in Qatar
Agriculture production, Animal and fish production, oil and natural gas
What are they challenges for agriculture in Qatar?
1.Lack of arable land
2.The location of Qatar is in a dry desert zone
3.The high level of salinity in the groundwater
4. Lack of investment in agriculture
What was the name of the program Qatar made for the agricultural sector?
The Qatar national food security program
When was the program made?
2008
What efforts has Qatar made for the agricultural sector?
- Establishing agricultural reserves
- Attracting the national capital to invest in the agriculture
- Providing the necessary support for the development of the local agricultural products
What is Qatar farms program used for?
To support and motivate the local agricultural products to compete with the importer
What are the types of agriculture in Qatar?
Open cultivation and protected agriculture
Name the 5 most important agricultural crops in Qatar
Green fodder, date palm, vegetables, cereal, fruits
What is livestock?
Animals that are used for meat,dairy,wool and leather for different industries
What are the challenges faced on animal production?
- The limited area of natural pastures
- Few farms of fodder and water resources
- Hot climatic conditions
- Low production of local animal breeds
What efforts did Qatar make for animal production?
- Improving local breeds and providing veterinary care
- Establishing a company specialized in the foreign investment of livestock
- Establishing advanced farms to raise animals e.g Al raqiya and Umm Qarn
- Increasing the local production of livestock through the private sector
What efforts did Qatar make for fish production?
- Enact laws to preserve the protection of fisheries
- Establishing commercial fish farms
- Exploring new fisheries in the territorial waters of Qatar
- Establishing a research center for the development of fishing and the fish farming sector
When was the first shipment of oil exported?
1949
Name 5 oil fields.
Onshore - Dukhan field
Offshore - Shaheen field, Al-karkara, Al - khalij field, Al-rayyan field
How many barrels of oil has Qatar reserved?
25.5 billion barrels
What are the first 4 ranks in the production of natural gas?
USA, Russia, Iran, Qatar
Who is the largest exporter of liquefied natural gas in the world?
Qatar with a total of 77.2 million tons
What is the most important natural gas field in Qatar?
The North Gas field
What are the first 3 ranks of reserves in natural gas?
Russia, Iran, Qatar
What were Qatar’s efforts to achieve sustainability in oil and natural gas?
- Optimum exploration of oil and gas
- Developing the gas industry as a source of clean energy
- Preserving strategic reserves of oil and gas
What is food security?
When the country has physical, social and economic access to provide nutritious food
Self-sufficiency
The state’s ability to provide the population’s need of products without resorting to importing from abroad
What happened in 1913?
The Al-Athari school was established
What happened in 1956?
Mrs. Amna Mahmoud was the first principal of the Qatari governmental school for girls after it was converted from Al kuttab
What happened in 1949?
The first shipment of oil was exported
Social security
Securing the stability and cohesion of community by protecting the material and moral gains
What are the components of social security?
Rule of law
Social solidarity
Co-existence
Economic co-operation
Sense of responsibility
Citizenship
Educational institutions
Prepare people socially, physiologically and cognitively to be good citizens because Qatar vision 2023 emphasizes the role of education
Judicial and security agencies
Security agencies contribute to establishing the rules of justice and equality in society while judicial agencies in Qatar assumes the jurisdiction of the judiciary in a manner that ensures the achievement of justice in society and guarantees rights and freedom
Religious institution
Emphasis the role of the mosque in providing guidance and counselling to the community
Youth club and associations
They are concerned in guiding the energies of young people to science and work, discovering talents and directing energies by providing purposeful activities and voluntary work that benefit the society
Media
Contribute to finding and guiding the public opinion
Civil society organisations
Represented by Qatar social work foundation which aims to provide services for family, rehabilitation, advisory, legal, phycological services
Economic security
The ability to protect and secure the economic interests of the state and to provide the means for progress and prosperity for the citizen
What are the components of economic security?
Availability of energy sources
Availability of the necessary financial resources
Availability of trained and qualified human resources
Qatar’s openness to the outside world
Set general policies
In the economic, financial, commercial and energy fields though the supreme council for economic affairs and investment
Enhance economic activity
In accordance with global economic development and provide the appropriate climate for investment through Qatar financial and business centers
Investing in global marketing
And outside the energy sector of Qatar by the Qatar investment authority
Advancement and development of the agricultural sector
Though the ministry of Municipality to contribute to achieving self sufficiency in strategic food commodities
The impact of pride
Support the values of loyalty and belonging
Rehabilitation of society to face extraneous customs and values
Enhance positive interactions with other cultures
Diversify the Qatari economy and ensuring its stability and sustainability
Find a balance between an economy that depends on energy and knowledge
Respect human rights
