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Introduction: Most everybody owns a car, or uses a way of transportation. What do you put in your way of transportation to make it run? Petroleum. You probably would like to know a little more about where you gasoline come from. Well you have just chosen a country that will help you learn a little more about the people, economy, and country that your gasoline comes from. Knowledge [|CIA World Factbook] [|Culture Grams]
 * 1) What is the capital of Qatar? ­­
 * 2) What family has lead Qatar for years? ­­­­­­­­
 * 3) Name one of the biggest things they trade for money.
 * 4) When did Qatar get its independence?
 * 5) When did the first school open? ­­­­­­­­­
 * 6) What is the population of Qatar? ­­­­­­­­­­
 * 7) What is the official language of Qatar?
 * 8) What is the main religion of Qatar?
 * 9) How do they date?
 * 10) What do most men and women wear?

[|Comprehension]  
 * 1) Explain the dating system in Qatar.
 * 2) Could you provide the definition for a thobe.
 * 3) Predict how oil is going to help the economy of Qatar in the future.
 * 4) Compare the dating in Qatar to the USA
 * 5) Write 2 sentences about the divorce rate and why a man would divorce in Qatar.

[|Application]

1. According to the timeline tell what happened around 1750. 2. Construct one sentence about what happend in Qatar in 1872. 3. According to the timeline what happened in 1939. 4. According to the timeline what happened in 1992. 5. Draw a picture of Qatar's flag and write two sentences about how it was created. media type="custom" key="3723711" [|Analysis] Synthesis media type="youtube" key="EeDbF6OChc0" height="344" width="425"
 * 1) Can you explain why Saudi Arabia started fighting with Qatar over the boundaries?
 * 2) How is the oil production in Qatar similar to other countries surrounding it
 * 3) Identify some of the problems of Qatar today
 * 1) Watch the video and write 3 things you learned or though were interesting.

Evaluation

1. Decide if qatars donation is genorous or is to risky because of the economy today? Write a paragraph [|Audio File (click real at the top do not read the article)]

Process: Use the links attached to answer the questions. The questions with bigger answers answer thoroughly.

Conclusion: You have just finished one of the greatest web-quests ever made! Hopefully you have learned more about the country where you might be buying your gasoline from!