A. Physical geography

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III. SAUDI ARABIA

• A. Physical geography

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A. Physical geography

• Saudi Arabia
• occupies
• most of the
• Arabian
• Peninsula

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A. Physical geography

• Most of the country is a desert plain

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A. Physical geography

• The
• western
• mountains
• are the
• most
• prominent
• landform

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B. Population

• People live
• where there is
• either water or
• oil

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B. Population

• Saudi Arabian society is organized under
• Islamic law

Muslims bow together during prayer in a street
outside a mosque in Riyadh
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B. Population

• Mecca is Islams most important city

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B. Population

• Medina is the second
• most important holy
• city in Islam

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B. Population

• Riyadh is the capital city of Saudi Arabia

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C. Economic geography

• The Saudi economy is based on petroleum

In 1933, a US company, Standard Oil of California
(later to be known as ARAMCO), offered 50,000
pounds for the exclusive rights to extract and
sell oil, for 60 years. In 1938 1,400 barrels per
day were being produced, and in 1958 this had
risen to over 1,000,000 barrels.
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C. Economic geography

• Saudi oil fields
• contain1/4 of
• the worlds oil

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C. Economic geography

• The country has encouraged more industry
• and the modernization of agriculture

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C. Economic geography

• Saudi Arabia produces more desalinized
• seawater than any country in the world

Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in water
desalination facilities, such as this one at
Jubail. The Shuaiba is now one of nearly 30
desalination plants in the country.
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C. Economic geography

• Pilgrims to the holy cities provide a large
• amount of money to the economy

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IV. THE ARABIAN PERIMETER
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IV. THE ARABIAN PERIMETER

• A. Kuwait

The flag of Kuwait was officially adopted on
September 7, 1961. The traditional Pan-Arab
colors are used on the flag. Black symbolizes
defeat of the country's enemies green symbolizes
the fertility of the land red is symbolic of the
enemies bloodshed, and white represents purity.
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A. Kuwait

• Kuwait is on the northern Persian Gulf between
• Iraq and Saudi Arabia

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A. Kuwait

• Kuwait has one of the highest per capita
• incomes in the world

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B. Gulf States
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B. Gulf States

• The Gulf States are the United Arab Emirates,
• Qatar, and Bahrain

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B. Gulf States

• The Gulf States are located between Saudi
• Arabia and Oman

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B. Gulf States

• Most of the land is desert

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B. Gulf States

• All are oil rich and have had rapid economic
• development

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C. Oman
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C. Oman

• Oman has long been isolated from the
• modern world

Sultan Said bin Taimur wanted no change of any
sort in Oman and did all that he could to isolate
his country from the world. All visas were issued
personally by him. He forbade travel to the
interior by coastal residents and vice versa.
Believing education was a threat to his power, he
opposed it. In general, Omanis were not allowed
to leave the country and those who did were
seldom allowed to return.
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C. Oman
The current Sultan took power in 1970 and is
bringing Oman into the modern world
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C. Oman

• The government is using income from oil
• deposits to improve living conditions

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D. Yemen
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D. Yemen

• Until 1990, Yemen was divided into two
• separate countries
• - Yemen Arab Republic
• - People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

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D. Yemen

• Traditional agriculture, raising sheep and
• goats, and smallvillage life are typical

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D. Yemen

• Coffee is Yemens most famous crop

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D. Yemen

• The principal cities are Sanaa, the capital
• and the port city of Aden

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D. Yemen

• Yemen has one of the worlds lowest per
• capita incomes

GDP - per capita 800 (2003 est.)
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D. Yemen

• Nearly 50 of the people are illiterate

definition age 15 and over can read and write
total population 50.2 male 70.5 female 30
(2003 est.)
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D. Yemen

• Oil discovered in the late 1980s is helping
• Yemen become financially independent