Geographics

Saudi Arabia

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Five major geographical features:

1. Due to harsh, dry, and extreme temperatures the terrain is mostly uninhabited made up of sandy deserts where natural hazards of frequent dust and sand storms occur ("Saudi Arabia").

2. Extensive coastlines of 2,640km on the Persian Gulf and Red Sea provide great access to being able to ship through the Persian Gulf and Suez Canal ("Saudi Arabia").

3. Natural Resources of this country include: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, and copper ("Saudi Arabia").

4. The highest elevation is 133m at Jabal Sawda and the lowest elevation at 0m at the Persian Gulf ("Saudi Arabia").

5. The total land area is 1,960,582km (slightly more than 1/5 the size of the United States) with only 4,350 sq km of that land irrigated ("Saudi Arabia").

* Sources: "Saudi Arabia". Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/525348/Saudi-Arabia. (Accessed May 18, 2009).

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"Rubʿ al-Khali," Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic-art/652831/101411/The-Rub-al-Khali-a-desert-lying-mainly-in-southeastern.