As in most of the early villages along the Skagit river, one of the first priorities was to clear the forest land to provide space for a townsite and residential area. This photo of the Hamilton Logging Co. shows a crew in action.
Because of aridity and scarcity of rain Arabian Gulf is considered to be poor as far as natural plants are concerned. Natural vegetation in the Arabian Gulf region have deep roots or thorn-like small leaves, hence they endure aridity and overcome its impact.
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has lots of major landforms such as mountains and peaks to rivers and deserts. They take great pride and honor in these many landforms.pproximately 30 percent of all the land in Saudi Arabia is covered by sandy deserts. The Nafud in the north is one of the largest deserts among all. The Great Nafud is made up of transverse sand dunes that often reach up to a height of nearly 120 meters.