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The Arabian Peninsula

Created byMr. Raponi Kuwait Bahrain Qatar Oman

Yemen

Saudi Arabia

ObjectivesStudents will be able to label all of the countries of the Arabian Peninsula.Students will be able to define and explain how natural resources affect this part of the world.Students will be able to discuss how Saudi Arabia plays a big role in Islam.

Saudi Arabia is the largest country in this part of the world and it is the size of the eastern half of the United States.

Saudi Arabia holds a major share of the world’s

________________.

From the Earth _____________________________

come from the environment and are products of the earth that people use to meet their needs.

Some example of this are fresh water, minerals, oil, lumber, soil, and plants.

Sometimes a place has many natural resources, and sometimes a place has a lack of natural resources. Saudi Arabia is a perfect example, plenty of oil, but very little water.

In recent years, the depletion of natural resources has become a major focus of governments and organizations

The Land

Vast deserts cover Saudi Arabia.

The largest desert in the country is called the

________________________ and it is located in the southern part of the country.

This desert has sand dunes that are more than 1,000 feet high.

In the west is the

______________ and in the east is the

____________________.

Mecca in Saudi Arabia. A Major Muslim Journey

Economy of

Saudi Arabia

The economy of Saudi Arabia is based on

___________________.

Agriculture is less important due to the lack of water and farmland.

The country’s engineers have built plants to remove salt from the seawater to help make fresh water, this is known as,

____________________.

Banned????? Anything that

deals with the Muppets is banned in Saudi Arabia.The reason for this is that anything dealing with pork products is illegal. Thus poor Miss Piggy can not be seen in Saudi Arabia.

People

The people of Saudi Arabia once were divided into numerous family groups.

In 1932, a monarchy led by the

____________________ family, unified the country.

The Head of the Saud Family is the King of Saudi Arabia and they serve as Head of State and monarch of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The King holds almost absolute political power. The King appoints ministers to his cabinet who are supervisors to the people.

Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud

Living Spaces

Most of the

_________________ Saudi Arabians live in towns and villages.

These are found along the oil rich Persian Gulf coast, or around

________________- which are green places in dry areas that have enough water for crops to grow.

An Example of an Oasis

Other ArabianNations

Saudi Arabia shares the Arabian Peninsula with six other Arab-Muslim countries. United Arab

Emirates

________________ Bahrain Qatar

________________

Oman

Mmmmmmmmm, Big Macs

When the 1st McDonalds opened in Kuwait City in 1994, over 15,000 people were served on the first day

The drive-thru line was 7-MILES LONG!

Dubai is the United Arab

Emirates became quite rich from oil. It looks a little

different doesn’t it!

How rich did they get? Let’s look at the next

pictures…

They Create their Own Islands

This is known as the Palm Islands. It was completely man-made and will include 60 luxury hotels, 4,000 exclusive houses, 5,000 shoreline

apartments, marinas, water theme parks, restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities, health spas, and cinemas

They Create their Own Islands

The World Islands, are a collection of man-made islands shaped into the continents of the world, located off the coast of Dubai in the United Arab

Emirates. It consists of 300 small private artificial islands divided into four categories - private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and community

islands.

The Have Created an Indoor Ski Mountain

Skiing in the Desert!!!

Burj Khalifa is a super tall skyscraper that just opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 2625 feet and more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa holds the following records:Tallest building in the worldTallest free-standing structure in the worldHighest number of stories in the worldHighest occupied floor in the worldHighest outdoor observation deck in the worldElevator with the longest travel distance in the world