United+Arab+Emirates

=__//**United Arab Emirates**//__=

Country’s Background Information: United Arab Emirates is located in the Saudi Arabian Peninsula. It neighbors Saudi Arabia and Oman. It is majority desert with spots of grassland. This country has a Constitutional Monarchy. The person in power is named Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. There are seven states in the United Arab Emirates. The states are as follows; Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, Ras al-Khaimah, and Umm al-Quwain. Map: Flag: The official language is Arabic. The population as of 2010 census is 4,975,593. It is a MDC because of its high income from oil.

** Country’s Biodiversity **

The typical climate for this country is hot and dry. No info on primary and gross productivity. In the oases grow date palms, acacia and eucalyptus trees. In the desert the flora is very sparse and consists of grasses and thornbushes. The indigenous fauna had come close to extinction because of intensive hunting, which has led to a conservation program on Bani Yas island initiated by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the 1970s, resulting in the survival of, for example, Arabian oryx and leopards. Coastal fish consist mainly of mackerel, perch and tuna, as well as sharks and whales. ** Food Web in UAE: ** There are desert oases that have a large amount of biodiversity that are surrounded by nothing. The mackerel is an indicator species because if the water quality turns bad they migrate away. Acacia trees are keystone species because without them the food web would crumble. Arabian Oryx are native because they have been there since before UAE was established. Leopards are nonnative because they were brought in by the first settlers. Date Palms are specialized because they couldn’t live anywhere else. Desert Biomes are related with this country. Give an example of each type of relationship from your country: Arabian Oryx are endangered and so are Leopards due to over hunting. The Sand Cat went extinct in the early 2000’s due to the fact that they were considered pests. Deserts and grasslands are located in my country. Yes, the ocean is a marine biome here. Due to oil production there is a lot of pollution as well as of roading in the sands. Arabian Oryx, the leopard, Falcons, Sand Cats, and wild dogs. Mostly due to over hunting but some were killed because they are pests. Leopards and Australian Red Back Spiders. There is a conservation effort on the Bani Yas Island.
 * 1) Arabian Oryx and camels fight for grasses.
 * 2) Arabian Oryx and Leopard are predator and prey.
 * 3) Helminth parasites on camels.
 * 4) Hummingbirds and flowers.
 * 5) Caterpillars and Eucalyptus Trees to nest

**Human Population**

The growth rate is 6.3% The doubling time is 11.11 years. It is faster than the worlds growth rate. 15.87 births/1,000 population, 2.06 deaths/1,000 population, net migration rate is 19/1,000 population. Yes it does correspond. They are an industrial society. Yes they do have familt\y, and yes it is effective. They are having children just barely above the replacement rate.

** Resource Management **

Petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum. Oil and petrochemicals. There are no forests in UAE. They are managed by the government. Abu Dhabi National Park. Only about 81,000 hectares (200,000 acres) of land are cultivated. They are sprayed with pesticides. They import most of their food. They desalinate ocean water for their water. It is very good due to the fact that they have to desalinate it. They run it through a purifier as well.