Dear Mom and Dad,
Did you know that the Arabian Peninsula, or Arabia, is mostly a desert that is very hot. Geographers call Arabia a "crossroads" location. It is located in the southwest corner of Asia. It lies in a region with hot and dry air. This climate has created a band of deserts across Arabia and northern Africa. Huge, sandy deserts cover large parts of Arabia. The world's largest sand desert, the Rub' al-Khali, covers much of southern Arabia. Arabia's desert have limited amount of water. Water exists mainly in oases scattered across the deserts. Oases are wet, fertile area in a desert. Oases have been long key stops along Arabia's overland trade routes. Other landforms appear along the edges of the peninsula. Mountains border the southern and western coast, and marshy land lies near the Persian Gulf. Most settlements in Arabia has been in milder climate. Also, Arabia is one of the hottest, driest places in the world. Summer temperatures in the interior can reach 100°F daily. Desert plants do live in areas that get little rain. I traveled with merchants to towns to trade some of my things for other supplies that I ran out of.
Did you know that the Arabian Peninsula, or Arabia, is mostly a desert that is very hot. Geographers call Arabia a "crossroads" location. It is located in the southwest corner of Asia. It lies in a region with hot and dry air. This climate has created a band of deserts across Arabia and northern Africa. Huge, sandy deserts cover large parts of Arabia. The world's largest sand desert, the Rub' al-Khali, covers much of southern Arabia. Arabia's desert have limited amount of water. Water exists mainly in oases scattered across the deserts. Oases are wet, fertile area in a desert. Oases have been long key stops along Arabia's overland trade routes. Other landforms appear along the edges of the peninsula. Mountains border the southern and western coast, and marshy land lies near the Persian Gulf. Most settlements in Arabia has been in milder climate. Also, Arabia is one of the hottest, driest places in the world. Summer temperatures in the interior can reach 100°F daily. Desert plants do live in areas that get little rain. I traveled with merchants to towns to trade some of my things for other supplies that I ran out of.