Geography: Assessment 2- Where in the World?

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Development varies dramatically around the world, with countries such as the Qatar having high levels of development that contrast with less developed countries like Syria, despite being in the same global region.

One reason why Qatar is highly developed is the abundance of natural resources that it has. Qatar has one of the world’s largest proven reserves of gas, with 12% of the world’s remaining reserves. This has enabled the country to develop rapidly as the government began to exploit these reserves and export them as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , meaning that the resource is easier to transport further around the world. This allowed the country to earn money and increase their GDP to $129,726 per capita. This then helped the country to develop as the increased income and tax revenue allowed the country to invest in education and healthcare, improving quality of life for the people of Qatar (life expectancy in

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