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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
SAUDI ARABIA
Religion
Oil
ENVIRONMENT
Desert climate
Worlds largest
sand desert is
Rub al-Khali
means Empty
Quarter
It is located in
southern Saudi
Arabia
RELIGION
Muslims are
required to make
one pilgrimage to
Mecca in their
lifetime if they can.
Its is part of the
Five Pillars of
Islam.
People travel from
all over the world
to go to Mecca.
Includes: Africa,
Europe, North
America, and
Southern Asia.
MECCA
GOVERNMENT
RESOURCES
Oil is a large
resource
This resource is
nonrenewable.
Brought wealth to
the country
Belong to OPEC:
Organization of
Petroleum
Exporting
countries.
AGRICULTURE
Water is a scarce
resource
A large amount of
food needs to be
shipped from other
countries
Some fields are
being irrigated by
fossil water.
This water is non
renewable once it
gone its gone.