Kuwait-+Sam&JackA

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SW Kuwait is a tiny country in Southwest Asia. It borders the Persian Gulf,Iran to the north and Saudi Arabia to the southwest. There is a population of 2.5 million people in the small but dense country of Kuwait. However compared to other crowded Middle Eastern countries it's population is not a lot. Kuwait's area (in square miles) is 6,880 which is also a considerably small demographic compared to other Southwest Asian countries.Kuwaitis a very similar country compared to it's Southwest Asian neighbors. =====

SW Language is the vocal sounds and words common to a particular nation or group of people. The official language in the country of Kuwaitis Arabic. Another commonly spoken language in Kuwait is English. Arabic is the most common official language in the Middle East and is spoken in countries including Egypt, Saudi Arabia,, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and of course Kuwait. Compared to other countries in the Middle East Kuwait is less diverse because it has only two official languages. I believe that language is one of the only demographics that Kuwait is not Diverse in.
 * Source Citation:** "Hebrew, Arabic, and English characters." (Blackbirch Press Photo Bank) //The Blackbirch Kid's Almanac of Geography//. Blackbirch Press, 2000. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits


 * Document Number:** BX2210030655

JA Ethnicity is a grouping based on a common culture heritage distinguished by customs, language etc. The most common ethnicity in the country of Kuwaitis Arab. However, Kuwait is also made up of other ethnic groups such as South Asian (8%), Persian ( 5%), Other Ethnicities (7%). Like many countries in The Middle East Kuwait’s most popular ethnicity is Arab which ethnically speaking is 80% of Kuwait.
 * Source Citation:** "Kuwait: Ethnic Make-up." (Illustration by XNR Productions/Cengage Learning, Gale.) //The Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World//. Online Ed. Blackbirch Press, 2009. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits


 * Document Number:** BX2210094876

JA Population density is the average amount of people per square mile in a country. The population density in Kuwait is 339 people per square mile. However, the population in Kuwaitis fairly unpopulated due to it’s small size in area of 6,880 square miles.Kuwait’s population is only 2.5 million people which is small compared to other Middle Eastern countries.  **Source Citation** "A crowded market in Fanja. The vast majority of the population outside of the capital area are..." //Countries and Their Cultures//. Ed. Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember. Vol. 3. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. //General OneFile//. Web. 3 Apr. 2012. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CPC3401787829&v=2.1&u=mlin_n_wsparker&it=r&p=ITOF&sw=w


 * Gale Document Number:** GALE|PC3401787829

JA Urbanization is the percent of industrialized areas in one country. Kuwait is approximately 94% urbanized. Considering some of Kuwait’s neighbors it is a fairly industrialized country, actually one of the most urbanized countries in all the Middle East. (Iran and Kuwait are both 94% urbanized.) Part of Kuwaits high percentage of Urbanization is it is very small and and many people live in one place which is why many industrialized cities must be built.


 * Source Citation:** "Kuwait." (Corel Corporation) //The Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World//. Online Ed. Blackbirch Press, 2009. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits


 * Document Number:** BX2210032625

SW Literacy is the ability to read and write effectively. The literacy rates in Kuwait are 96% of the men are literate and 94% of the women. Like other countries in the Middle East Kuwait’s literacy rate is over 50% this is true in all countries except Yemen. In all countries including Kuwait the percent of literate men is higher than the percent of women that are literate.


 * Source Citation:** "Literacy in Kuwait." (Illustration by XNR Productions/Cengage Learning, Gale.) //The Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World//. Online Ed. Blackbirch Press, 2009. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits


 * Document Number:** BX2210094878

SW Religion is a system of beliefs and worship often involving a code of ethnics. (Sunni) Muslim is the primary religion in Kuwait, and also Turkey,Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. (Sunni) Muslim is also practiced as a non-primary religion in all countries in the Middle East making it a very popular religion.



Major religions in Kuwait.

(Illustration by XNR Productions/Cengage Learning, Gale.)


 * Source Citation:** "Major Religions in Kuwait." (Illustration by XNR Productions/Cengage Learning, Gale.) //The Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World//. Online Ed. Blackbirch Press, 2009. Reproduced in Kids InfoBits. Detroit: Gale, 2012. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits


 * Document Number:** BX2210094877

JA Kuwait is very similar to most countries in the Middle East. Kuwait’s small size and area are deceiving; however, it is the leading oil producing country per capita in southwest Asia making it very wealthy. It produces around 15,247 dollars of oil wealth per capita. The life expectancy rate in Kuwait is very high compared to other countries in the Middle East (76 years). Kuwait also has the highest G.D.P of 55,000 dollars (of G.D.P) per capita, which is much more than any of Kuwait’s neighboring countries. With a few exceptions Kuwaitis one of the most well rounded countries in the Middle East

**Kuwait Slideshow**



I noticed that you had very on topic pictures. I think the size of the pictures was good, it delivered a clear message that summarizes the paragraph. I would suggest that you go over and check your spacing, grammar, and capitalizing. I think that the slide show is a very different and good idea. Overall I thought you did a good job. (PD) || After receiving peer feedback on my rough draft and on my wiki, I made the following changes: 1.) I went back and put source citations under my pictures which I had forgotten to do until I was reminded in the peer edits. 2.) I also went back and corrected silly grammar mistakes for example in the ethnicity paragraph I made the mistake of not spacing “Kuwaitis” but after realizing my error I changed it to “Kuwaitis”. 3.) I found that the first letter “U” of the urbanization paragraph was not capitalized but I soon corrected it.
 * || I understood this well because you compared your country to other countries in the Middle East, it showed me what Kuwait is like compared to the countries around it. I noticed that there weren’t any source citations so you might want to try and get source citations for your pictures. I noticed that the pictures you had were really good because they showed me what Kuwait might look like, and what it's like there. I think the pictures, font, space, size, and colors worked effectively, because it looked very professional. The most effective picture was the picture on population because it really showed how many people live in Kuwait, and what the people might look like.I thought that all of your pictures made sense and they also related to the subject of the paragraph. (MDw.)

From the feedback process I learned that it is important to read over your work and take advice from your peers because even the smallest mistakes can make a difference in your writing

Jack A.