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'''Latitude/Longitude:''' 24°39'N 46°42'E [http://www.bcca.org/misc/qiblih/latlong_oc.html#SAUDIxARABIA] | '''Latitude/Longitude:''' 24°39'N 46°42'E [http://www.bcca.org/misc/qiblih/latlong_oc.html#SAUDIxARABIA] | ||
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'''Population:''' roughly 4,700,000 [http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/population_of_riyadh,_saudi_arabia_2010] | '''Population:''' roughly 4,700,000 [http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/population_of_riyadh,_saudi_arabia_2010] | ||
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'''Position in Country:''' Capital and kingdom's commercial, education, and transportation center. [http://www.answers.com/topic/riyadh] | '''Position in Country:''' Capital and kingdom's commercial, education, and transportation center. [http://www.answers.com/topic/riyadh] | ||
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*January | *January | ||
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[http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT002770] | [http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT002770] | ||
| − | '''Climate Zone (using Koppen Classification System)''':Riyadh is in Climate Zone B | + | |
| + | =='''Climate Zone (using Koppen Classification System)'''==: Riyadh is in Climate Zone B | ||
[http://geography.about.com/od/physicalgeography/a/koppen.htm] | [http://geography.about.com/od/physicalgeography/a/koppen.htm] | ||
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| + | =='''Effects on Climate'''==: Saudi Arabia is predominately a low pressure area. The land is mainly desert with not many topographical features. The cause of the stifling climate is the continental tropical north easterly winds. | ||
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| + | == Topographical Information == | ||
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| + | '''Plate and Plate Boundary''': Riyadh is located on the Arabian Plate [http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/PlateTectonics/Maps/map_plate_tectonics_world.html] and is closest to the Red Sea Divergent Boundary between the Afican and Arabian Plates. | ||
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| + | '''Rocks Beneath City''': Underneath the city of Riyadh lie mostly Sedimentary Rocks, which lead to the huge oil and limestone deposits from the Saudi Arabian capital. [http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/169049336.html] However, since it is somewhat close to the Red Sea Divergent Boundary, the suburbs and area around Riyadh may also show a little sign of Igneous Rock here and there from the magma seeping up through the boundary's crack | ||
Latest revision as of 15:20, 24 February 2011
Latitude/Longitude: 24°39'N 46°42'E [1]
Population: roughly 4,700,000 [2]
Position in Country: Capital and kingdom's commercial, education, and transportation center. [3]
Contents
Climate and Precipitation
Climate (avg. in Celsius):
- January
- Min-8
- Max-21
- February
- Min-9
- Max-23
- March
- Min-13
- Max-28
- April
- Min-18
- Max-32
- May
- Min-22
- Max-38
- June
- Min-25
- Max-42
- July
- Min-26
- Max-42
- August
- Min-24
- Max-42
- September
- Min-22
- Max-39
- October
- Min-16
- Max-34
- November
- Min-13
- Max-29
- December
- Min-9
- Max-21
Rainfall (avg. in cm)
- January
- .3
- February
- 2
- March
- 2.3
- April
- 2.5
- May
- 1
- June
- 0
- July
- 0
- August
- 0
- September
- 0
- October
- 0
- November
- 0
- December
- 0
==Climate Zone (using Koppen Classification System)==: Riyadh is in Climate Zone B
[5]
==Effects on Climate==: Saudi Arabia is predominately a low pressure area. The land is mainly desert with not many topographical features. The cause of the stifling climate is the continental tropical north easterly winds.
Topographical Information
Plate and Plate Boundary: Riyadh is located on the Arabian Plate [6] and is closest to the Red Sea Divergent Boundary between the Afican and Arabian Plates. [7]
Rocks Beneath City: Underneath the city of Riyadh lie mostly Sedimentary Rocks, which lead to the huge oil and limestone deposits from the Saudi Arabian capital. [8] However, since it is somewhat close to the Red Sea Divergent Boundary, the suburbs and area around Riyadh may also show a little sign of Igneous Rock here and there from the magma seeping up through the boundary's crack
