By: Griffin Munro Geography Is mostly a sandy desert About one fourth the size of USA. About 750,96...

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By: Griffin Munro

Geography

• Is mostly a sandy desert • About one fourth the size of USA.• About 750,96 square miles.• Has to deal with sand storms, temperature

extremes, and intense heat• Average temperature is 110°F• The hottest gets up to 140°F• Natural recourses are crude oil, natural gas, iron

ore, gold and copper• Lowest point, Persian Gulf at sea level• Highest point, Jabal Sawda at 3,133 meters above

sea level

Food

• Saudi Arabians prefer to eat mildly spicy foods

• They eat a lot of rice, lamb, and chicken • They drink a lot of tea, coffee, butter milk,

and camel milk• Saudi Arabians prefer to talk before and

after meals

Sports

• Soccer is a national sport in Saudi Arabia

• Other sports are volleyball, basket ball, swimming, wrestling, and roller skating

• Horse and Camel races are popular• So are hunting and hawking

Famous People

• Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud 1880-1953 king founder

• Antar 1700-1800 poet warrior• Hishman Ali Abdel-Kader 1931-2000

journalist• Muhammad ibn Abdal-Wahhab 1703-

1792 religious leader• Shiek Mohammed 19th century-1968

Animal life

• Animal life in Saudi Arabia and that is very good for the animals

• Animal life includes wolves, hyenas, foxes, honey badgers, mongooses, porcupines, baboons, hedgehogs, hares, sand rats, and jer boas

Other Facts

• Saudi Arabia makes some of the sharpest swords in the world, so sharp that your skin peels off when you feel the blade

• Saudi Arabia is the richest country in Asia mostly because of all of it’s oil

Map

This is the map ofSaudi Arabia

Pictures

Bibliography

• Mrs. Clinton’s Website• Track Star• Library system • Culture Grams • World addition • Msn.com• Saudi Arabia.com• Saudi Arabian swords.com