1. Saudi Arabia
Jake Rotger 6th grade 5th/6th hour block

2. Topics I will be talking about seven topics; they are: Geography
Facts & Figures
Interesting Information (2 slides)
History
Culture
Politics
Economics (2 slides)

3. Geography
Absolute location: 25 N, 45 E, and/or most of the Arabian peninsula.
Physical location: Only uninhabited deserts, and big cities.
Ways of travel: There are 213 airports, and 8 heliports.
I chose this picture because it
is Saudi Arabia

4. Facts & Figures
Population growth rate: 1.954% of the total population (28,146,656) per year
Life expectancy: total, women, men
Literacy rate: 84.7% men, 70.8% women
I chose this picture because it
Shows books, and Saudi Arabia
Has a high literacy rate

5. Interesting information
My five undescussed facts are:
Saudi Arabia is the biggest country in the Arabian peninsula
Saudi Arabia is 100% Muslim (not including illegal immigrants)
Saudi Arabia has the most barrels of oil in the mid east

6. Interesting Information (2)
The Saudi Arabian flag’s white letters represent the country’s Muslim creed: ‘‘there is only one god; Allah. Mohammad is his profit’’
The highest Saudi Arabian temperature is 124 degrees, and the coldest is -12 degrees (fereinhite)
I chose this picture because it shows
Saudi Arabia’s size to other countries
In the Arabian peninsula

7. History
Oil was discovered in 1933 launching this country from poverty to wealth
Since the rise in gas prices in , there has been more money, making more urban areas
In 1900, Saudi Arabia was just about the capital of the Muslim population
This picture represents History
Because Saudi Arabia has lots of
Oil

8. Culture Saudi Arabia is 100% Muslim (besides illegal immigrants)
The national language is Arabic
Saudi Arabia celebrates Muslim holidays (hajj and Ramadan)
Most clothing worn is handmade
This picture represents the culture
Because it shows camels, and most
People in Saudi Arabia ride camels

9. Politics Saudi Arabia has a king, which means it is a monarchy
The person in charge is king Abdullah
This is a picture of
Saudi Arabia’s king;
Abdullah

10. Economy Saudi Arabia is labeled as developed
Saudi Arabia has 5 reasons that it is developed
% of urban population
Oil in barrels
Per capita GDP
% of people who own cars
Life expectancy

11. Economy (2)
The U.S GDP per capita (48,000) is more than twice as much as Saudi Arabia's (21,000)
I chose this picture because Saudi
Arabia has been known for its oil

12. Citations
Saudi Arabia." Reviewed by Alam Payind and Jennifer Nichols. The New Book of Knowledge® Grolier Online. 16 Mar <
"Saudi Arabia." Encyclopedia Americana Grolier Online. 16 Mar <
"CIA world factbook". CIA. 3/16/09 <