Test: The Land of Sand: Saudi Arabia- 2

The Ar Rub' al Khali, or Empty Quarter, covers much of the south-central portion of the Arabian Peninsula and is the largest continuous sand desert on Earth.

The Arabian Desert has a subtropical, hot desert climate, similar to the climate of the Sahara Desert; the world's largest hot desert.

Petroleum is called 'Liquid Gold' since it is liquid and just like gold, it has a high commercial value.

• Monarchy is a political system in which supreme authority is vested in the monarch, an individual ruler who functions as head of state.
• It typically acts as a political-administrative organization and as a social group of nobility known as “court society.”

An abaya is a long robe or cloak that covers a woman's body and is typically worn over other clothing.

• The national currency is the riyal.
• The Sovereign is the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, HM King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.
• Saudi Arabia is a Founder Member of OPEC.

Hajj is the annual pilgrimage made by Muslims to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, in the Middle East. It takes place during Dhu al-Hijjah, which is the final month of the Islamic calendar.

• Small hillocks of sand are called sand dunes.
• As the dust Storms are common in the desert areas they drift the sand from one place to another sometimes these storms blow so strong that the sand dunes move hundreds of metres away from their actual position.

• Saudi farmers grow substantial amounts of other grains such as barley, sorghum and millet.
• Saudi Arabia is a major exporter of fruits and vegetables to its neighbors.
• Among its most productive crops are watermelon, grapes, citrus fruits, onions, squash and tomatoes.

False, Saudi Arabia is known as land of sand.
Most of Saudi Arabia is a high rocky plateau covered by a vast desert. The desert is covered with small hills of sand called Sand dunes.