Section 4- Arabian Peninsula (Packet)

Question 1

The discovery of oil in the 1930s greatly changed traditional ways of life in the Arabian Peninsula by:

Answer 1

making them rich, and used that money to pay for modernization (built hospitals, schools, roads, airports, health services) and built desalination plants to create water

Question 2

Many changes have occurred in Saudi Arabia since the mid-1960s

Answer 2

Jioned OPEC, invested to develop industires like steel and petrochemical (because oil is not infinite) and kept many Islamic traditions of life

Question 3

Why are Oman and Yemen differnet from other countries on the Arabian Penisula?

Answer 3

Yemen is the poorest in Arabian Peninsula, only recelty started to develop, and farming and herding are main jobs

Question 4

falaj system:

Answer 4

ancient system of underground and surface canals in Oman

Question 5

desalination

Answer 5

process of removing salt from seawater so that it can be used for drinking and irrigation

Question 6

infrastructure:

Answer 6

a country’s basic support facilities such as roads, schools, and communication systems