BahrainSocialstudies

The total population of GCC countries is estimated at about ____

• 10 million

• 20.2 billion

• 15.2 billion

• 20.2 million

______ is the smallest country in GCC countries

• Saudi

• Oman

• UAE

• Bahrain

Saudi Arabia occupies about_____ of the area of GCC countries, with a population of about ____ million.

• 80% and 14

• 100% n 15

• 10% and 3

• 4% and 15

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to gain influence in the Gulf region in _____

• 1415

• 1213

• 1515

• 1020

The Charter of the GCC was signed on ____________,

• 26th April

• 25th May 1984

• 25 May 1981

• 25 December

The _______ Force is the military arm of the GCC, formed in 1984

• European

• Peninsula Shield

• Arabian

• Indian

Before ______ industry, date palm was the dominating crop of of Bahrain

• Oil

• Motor

• Textile

• Steel

At least _______ varieties of dates were grown in Bahrain.

• 23

• 25

• 26

• 24

Bahrain's cultivated area had been reduced from 6,000 hectares (15,000 acres) before independence to

• 37 hectares

• 15 hectares

• 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres)

• 150 hectares (370 acres)

The cultivated land consists of about 10,000 plots ranging in size from a few square meters to

• 5 hectares

• 4 hectares

• 10 hectares

• 100 hectares