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True or false: The political and religious system in Saudi Arabia is struggling to adapt to the demands of the new millennium.
True or false: The political and religious system in Saudi Arabia is struggling to adapt to the demands of the new millennium.
True (A)
True or false: Saudi Arabia has less authority over its people than any medieval European kingdom.
True or false: Saudi Arabia has less authority over its people than any medieval European kingdom.
False (B)
True or false: Saudi Arabia is embracing globalization with an open approach.
True or false: Saudi Arabia is embracing globalization with an open approach.
False (B)
True or false: Saudi Arabia has the largest share of the world's proven petroleum reserves.
True or false: Saudi Arabia has the largest share of the world's proven petroleum reserves.
True or false: Saudi Arabia shares borders with six countries.
True or false: Saudi Arabia shares borders with six countries.
True or false: Over 80% of the Arabian Peninsula is made up of Saudi Arabia.
True or false: Over 80% of the Arabian Peninsula is made up of Saudi Arabia.
True or false: Saudi Arabia has permanent rivers, streams, lakes, or other freshwater bodies within its borders.
True or false: Saudi Arabia has permanent rivers, streams, lakes, or other freshwater bodies within its borders.
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Study Notes
- Saudi Arabia is a nation with an eighteenth-century political and religious system struggling to adapt to the demands of the new millennium.
- It is governed by an absolute monarchy with more authority over its people than any medieval European kingdom.
- The country confronts multiple challenges of globalization with a cautious approach.
- Saudi Arabia has the largest share of the world's proven petroleum reserves and a dominant role in OPEC.
- It shares borders with eight countries and makes up 80% of the Arabian Peninsula.
- Over half of Saudi Arabia is uninhabitable desert, producing ferocious wind and dust storms.
- The country has no permanent rivers, streams, lakes, or other freshwater bodies within its borders.
- Less than 2% of the land is arable, and only a tiny percentage of the total soil supports sustained agricultural activity.
- The country invests billions of dollars in massive desalinization plants to produce about one-fourth of the entire world's desalinized water.
- Saudi Arabia has a significant role in promoting fundamentalist Wahhabi Islam.
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