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