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Islamic Civilization
Lesson 1 A New Faith
Understanding Places:
The Arabian Peninsula
History
Geography
To meet its growing need for oil, the United States helped
develop many of the oil fields on the peninsula. In October
2010, the United States imported about 8.5 million barrels of
oil a day. The United States imports more oil from Saudi Arabia
than from any other country on the Arabian peninsula.
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SYRIA
Mediterranean
Sea
IRAQ
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Islamic Civilization