Sundus

Sundus Tameez Mr. Reynolds Geography 7.3 April 30, 2009

__ Introduction __ How would you feel if you lived in a country where your kings were being killed by their own relatives? How would you feel if you lived in a country with a strict Islamic ruling? How would you feel if you lived in a country with the world’s most supply of oil, and a lot of countries are trying to make good relations with your country?, even the countries that might bring trouble to the country. This country is Saudi Arabia; the biggest country in South East Asia. This country is a very diverse country, and the main way people make money is by producing oil. Saudi Arabia is an oil rich country. This web quest is mainly going to focus on the country’s history and government. I hope you will learn about Saudi Arabia’s structure of government and its complex history from this web quest. As you are doing the web quest, try to think about ways you can change the government and why certain things happened.

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Knowledge Questions

Comprehension
 * 1) How many kings have ruled Saudi Arabia in all?
 * 2) What year was Osama Bin Laden “stripped” of his Saudi nationality?
 * 3) How many kings, that have ruled Saudi Arabia, have been killed?
 * 4) What is the country’s unemployment rate?
 * 5) What is the GDP of Saudi Arabia?
 * 6) What is the country’s capital?
 * 7) When did Saudi Arabia find the OPEC?
 * 8) Which is true: A. Saudi Arabia has always has a good relationship with European countries or B. that Saudi Arabia had to work out some difficulties with the European countries before they could do anything together.
 * 9) What is the age for a person’s suffrage?
 * 10) What is the name of the king who had to leave office for a year?


 * 1) What do you think is going to happen next to Saudi Arabia?
 * 2) Retell the story of King Fahd Bin-Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud in your own words.
 * 3) What difference exists between being a prince and being a king?
 * 4) Can you tell why so many kings’ relatives have killed them?
 * 5) Describe what happens when King Fahd Bin- Abd-Al- Aziz Al. Saud ruled Saudi Arabia.

Application Analyzing
 * 1) Given this information: [] ( look in the government section). What is the main judicial branch?
 * 2) [] Even though the Saudi government has very strict rules following the religion Islam; what does this show you? *make sure you read the more info tab on the right side*
 * 3) [] By reading the first three paragraphs of this article, do you think America wants to keep a long lasting relationship with Saudi Arabia? What are some of the ways America can do that?
 * 4) [] By reading the first two paragraphs of this article; do you think the prince is going to be good at this new job?
 * 5) Do you think he can do other things for his father, the king?


 * 1) What was the underlying theme of the Saudi government?
 * 2) What is the difference between a Saudi Monarchy and an American government?
 * 3) Do you think if they try to keep a good relationship with America that Saudi Arabia will go good?

Synthesis

Evaluation
 * 1) What would happen if the kings could only serve for five years maximum?

1. Do you think the future of Saudi Arabia will go well?