Serene deserts of the middle east

Serene deserts of the middle east
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Capstone 1: Thesis
Dar Al-Hekma University
Ms. Monisha Kumar
3-10-2019

Serene deserts of the middle east
Acknowledgment
I am tremendously grateful to the university and my esteemed professors for providing me
the opportunity to take up this research work. I have gained tremendously from undertaking
this research endeavor. I am thankful to my professor for providing me with the valuable
guidance and information with which I have successfully been able to accomplish this vast
project of mine.
I am also thankful to my family members and friends for their continuous support they
have provided me continuously.
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Abstract
The study discusses the beauty of the desert and the tranquil deserts of the Middle East.
The sand in the Middle Eastern desert comes in seven different colors. The color of the sand
represents almost a variety of colors of sunset and sunrise. The desert calms down for the
same reason. If you look at the different sand colors, how things are going and how shades
are in different places, it's very reassuring. The aim of this study is to develop a relaxing
holiday dress for people who put on their busy lives. The Arab desert is considered to
be the largest desert. The Arab desert covers an area of approximately
2,330,989 square kilometers, stretching from Yemen to the Persian Gulf
and from Oman to Jordan and Iraq. Beasts living in Arabic and Syrian
continuums are adapted to extreme environmental conditions. In the
latter case, there is no arable land for animals, as annual rainfall is very
rare. There are fewer animal species in the Syrian desert than in the Arab
desert. Oman is the perfect gateway to explore the amazing and
wonderful desert landscape. The Middle East vacation, think of the vast
brown landscape. Even with this view, the desert is a great sight. Not only
the desert provides scenic beauty but also a lot of thrill and enjoyment for
nature lovers. The delight of desert can only be understood by those who
have seen the beautiful sight of variances that nature has to offer.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgment............................................................................................................................................. 2
Abstract................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Research Questions and Objectives.......................................................................................................... 6
Research Methodology................................................................................................................................ 13
Methodology................................................................................................................................................... 16
Conclusion........................................................................................................................................................ 23
References........................................................................................................................................................ 25
Survey Questions........................................................................................................................................... 27
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Introduction
This Research will be discussing both the beautiful colors of the deserts and the serene
deserts of the Middle East. The reason I chose this topic was that I am so fascinated by the
different colors the sand in the Middle East and how calming the sand has affected. The sand
from the deserts of the Middle East is in seven different colors, which I was quite surprised to
find out. The colors of the sand almost represent the different colors of the sunset and sunrise.
Which relaxes the human mind. People usually find it soothing to watch a sunrise or a sunset
due to the beautiful tints it casts in the sky. The continuously changing shades make it
extremely soothing experiences. The desert is so calming for the same exact reason.
Watching the different colors of the sand and how it just goes on and on, and how the shades
differ from an area to another is very comforting in away. Especially when you take a break
from your busy life to just sit back and enjoy the view. It gives you a sense of peace because
it's not only in the color of the sand but also in the texture. When the sand runs between your
fingers it gives you a sense of serenity and makes you feel carefree. The aim of this research
is to develop relaxing resort wear for people who are consumed in a busy life.
Quotes
“I searched for eternal love in the desert of hope.”- Darkness
This quote talks about the hypothetical deserts of hope. It uses desert for something that is
vast and widespread. So it means that love is looked for in the endless pool of hope.
"The desert tells a different story every time one venture on it."
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The writer here mentions how the desert has something new and different to offer every
single you go to it.
“The desert, when the sun comes up… I couldn’t tell where heaven stopped and the earth
began.”
This talks about how beautiful the desert is especially during sunrise. The metaphor
“heaven” is used to describe something serene and absolutely breathtaking.
Target Market/Audience
Young adults aged between 20-30 years old of medium level income. Lives in Jeddah, the
kingdom of Saudi Arabia, I chose this audience because this age group is always looking for
new fashion trends that are also comfortable.
Research Questions and Objectives
Research Questions
1. What is the concept of relaxation among the young generation?
2. Does nature have a calming effect on the human mind?
Research Objectives
1. To understand the idea of relaxation among the young generation
2. To explore the beauty of Middle Eastern deserts as and the idea of calmness.
3. To study the texture, shapes, and colors of sand in the Middle Eastern deserts.
4. To develop a resort wears collection for the young Saudi women taking in a portion
from the deserts.
5. To understand the influence of nature and its calming effects on the human mind.
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6. The Middle East is a transcontinental region mainly in western Asia between the
shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean (Wiki, 2019). It is the home to
some of the most diverse landscapes in the world. If you close your eyes and imagine
the Middle East, we probably get a glimpse of Sand dunes and hot breeze in our
minds. The Middle East has an incredible sandscape worth speculating and praising
(Holm & Owen, 2017).
7. Some of the greatest deserts in the world happen to be in the Middle East. The awe-
inspiring views, beauty, and richness of nature of these deserts make you leave
everything at once and go for your new adventure trip. The Arabian Peninsula, which
makes up more than one-quarter of the region's area, is bounded by mountainous
heights in the west and south. Most of the region's interior is flat and contains some of
the world's most forbidding deserts, among them the Arabian (or Eastern), and the
aptly named Rub'al Khali, or Empty Quarter covers the most horizon (Harn, 2017).
8. The Arabian Desert is considered the largest desert on the continent. The Arabian
Desert covers an area of about 2,330,989 km² (900,000 sq. mi) and stretches from
Yemen to the Persian Gulf and Oman to Jordan and Iraq. Moreover, the remarkable
geology of the region sustains modern civilization with the compressed ooze of eons
past in the form of the world's most extensive deposits of oil. The Arabian Desert is
composed of three different deserts named Rub’al-Khali Desert, Ad-Dhana
Desert and An-Nafud Desert. Rub’al-Khali Desert is the largest stretch among them.
The prodigious size and uncongenial conditions of this world’s largest contiguous
sand desert earned it the name “Empty Quarter”. Rub’al-Khali Desert is the largest
continuous stretch of the sand in the world. It is located towards the south of the
peninsula. Rub’al-Khali Desert is connected to the central Ad-Dhana Desert, which
then links to the northern An-Nafud Desert (Global Perspective, 2019).
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9. From the aerial view, the Arabian Desert appears to be a vast expanse of light with
indistinctive mountain ridges and a reddish system of desert dunes throughout the
horizon of the Arabian Desert. The dune sand in the region is pinkish-red in color.
While when on the ground, all the features become more prominent. The desert seems
to be non-vegetative at first glance but as we move through the horizon, the small
patches of greenery can be seen (Lewis, 2017).
10. There is also another dessert named Syrian Desert that has been part of the Middle
East and Central Asia. Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The Syrian Desert is also known as Al-
Hamad. It is the combination of a desert and a steppe, which is mostly rocky. This
land area has been exploited for oil since the 1970s. Located in an oasis in the middle
of the Syrian Desert, 215 kilometers northeast of Damascus and 180 kilometers
southwest of the Euphrates River lies in the ancient Semitic city of Palmyra, the ruins
of which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Vicki & Umesh, 2019).
11. Middle Eastern desert animals inhabit two main deserts: the Arabian Desert and the
Syrian Desert. The animals living in both the Arabian and Syrian Deserts are adapted
to extreme environmental conditions. In the latter, there is no arable land available for
the animals, as rainfall is extremely scarce throughout the year. The Syrian Desert has
fewer animal species as compared to the Arabian Desert (Laura, 2019).
12. For fervent explorers, Oman is the perfect gateway to explore the amazeballs and
transcendent views of the Desert. With tour guidance, it takes you to sightsee the
panoramic view of the desert (Vicki & Umesh, 2019). This desert hosts a range of
features from red dunes to quicksand, as well as creatures like gazelles, oryx, sand
cats, and spiny-tailed lizards. When people think of Middle East deserts, vast brown
landscapes come to mind. Even with that vision, the desert is a breathtaking sight. The
colossal size of it, the dunes as far as the eye can see, leaves one feeling
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overwhelmed, but there is a great sense of adventure in exploring the desert. There is
nothing but orange mountains as far as the eye can see. An afternoon of driving
through the sand dunes as the sun sets, followed by an authentic Middle Eastern
dinner experience in a traditional Bedouin-style camp is far much pleasing to the
mind (Halal Trip, 2019).
13. Some of the deserts in the Middle East are rich in history, while others are a wonder
simply because they are a part of nature. We think of all deserts as the same, but
different areas mean different colors of sand, with different compositions, and
therefore different life forms too. With the wind blowing patterns into the dunes, that
can be found nowhere else, the creatures that manage to survive there, and the plants
that thrive under the scorching heat and lack of water, the desert is a place to marvel
at. The fact that it is rarely visited means that there is so much more mystery around
the rich natural resources that exist in it (Lewis, 2017).
14. The planet earth is shouting loud and clear of global warming and how Mother Nature
is being affected by it. Sometimes it's hard to imagine that global warming can have
an effect on the already hot deserts. Even a small change in the natural phenomenon
can have a drastic effect on the desert. The ecosystem of the desert is being affected
by the change in the environment, which in the result is leading towards the pondering
situation. The small change in temperature or precipitation impacts on the plants and
animals living in the region. In some cases, global warming is predicted to increase
the area of deserts, which already covers a quarter of Earth. There is evidence that
deserts have existed for millions of years on this planet. They do, however, seem to
shift and change quickly in terms of geological time. The same global climate patterns
that baked the Sahara also made the air of the Arabian Peninsula hot and humid that
rises at the equator, drops its moisture on the rain forests, then descends as a dry
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scourge over both the Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula (EnvironmentalScience.org,
2019).
15. For most people solitude in a calm place is the most relaxing thing. A desert, in my
opinion, is one place, which can only in relaxing the mind. The sunsets, sunrise the
movement of the sand gently breezes. Being in the Middle deserts it is widely
available to the population.
16. While deserts are dry, they can be found all around the world. While we may think of
a desert as a hot, dry piece of land, it can be cold as well. Regardless of the climate,
these deserts are usually cold at night and receive very little rainfall. However, they
do produce plants, which have adapted to such living conditions. This
widespread desert has played a vital role in human history. For instance, the whole
area has only one significant river system, the Tigris-Euphrates, and their tributaries.
These rivers essentially gave rise to Western civilization. The rivers could sustain
farming in the midst of a harsh desert, but only if people cooperated sufficiently to
build the large-scale irrigation works needed to divert water on the
fertile floodplains of the flood-prone desert rivers. Temperatures can reach as high as
129 degrees Fahrenheit and Annual rainfall on average is far much less. Despite this,
the greatest natural resource of the Arabian Desert is an underground water supply.
There also are reserves of petroleum and natural gas (Jeremy M.B, 2019).
17. The relaxation is the state of being free from anxiety and negative thoughts. To relax
your body, you need to activate your body's natural relaxation response. The response,
which calms you, down and lowers your stress and brings you the feeling of peace.
We may not consider relaxation as an important tool for your mind and body but in
fact, regular relaxation and stress management are important for physical and
emotional health. This is because your body receives a lot of stress response during
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your daily routine and if your body doesn’t return to its regular state of relaxation, you
may find yourself in a state of chronic stress. There are lots of ways to relax. Some
ways are designed to relax your mind and some to relax your body. But because of the
way the mind and body are connected, many relaxation methods work on both the
mind and the body. For many of us, the relaxation means slumping on the couch in
the pajamas with your favorite chips in front of the TV and watching your favorite
series. This may lower some kind of tiredness from your body but to have an eminent
and long-lasting effect of anxiety-free mind, you have to adopt different techniques
(Help Guide, 2019).
18. The definition of relaxation differs from person to person because it is directly related
to the psychology of the person. Psychological relaxation occurs when the mind is
relatively free of stress and distraction. Some people have more trouble with
relaxation than others. When we talk about relaxation, we have in mind the goal to
achieve a specific state of mind. Some people relax with sport, exercise, listening to
music, watching TV or reading a book, etc. However, some people find it helpful to
follow specific relaxation exercises. Relaxation techniques can help you restore your
body to its natural state when you’re feeling stressed, and can potentially help you
remain more resilient to stress that you face in the future (GoodTherapy.org, 2019).
19. When we face stressors in life, we can carry physical and psychological tension, and
these tensions can feed off of one another. The psychological effect on your body has
prolonged effects. Feeling physically tense can increase your psychological and
emotional tension and vice versa. Conversely, relaxing your body physically can help
relieve psychological stress, and relaxing your mind can help you to physically relax
and release tension in your body. When your stress response is no longer triggered, it
becomes far easier to approach challenges in a proactive, peaceful way. The stress can
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be physical and emotional. Whether physical or emotional, we've all touched on stress
at some point in our lives. It's that constant knot in your stomach, the hazy fog you
can't escape - and that sense of dread, pulling you down like gravity (MS Trust,
2018).
20. Negative energy is a serious condition, which happens to all of us in our daily life
consciously and unconsciously. To have negative energy within you doesn’t mean
that you engaged yourself in bad habits. It can occur merely by your surroundings.
Certain people radiate positive energy and other negative energy. But understanding
positive and negative energy in others goes much farther than simply recognizing the
energy someone exudes. Humans are born to feel and share their emotions. So, when
we interact with one another, we share negative and positive energy. When do we
realize that we are having negative energy? The understanding of your behavior and
environment is the best key to scrutinize this state of mind. Every day we come into
contact with the energy that can greatly influence our mood and well being. You
could be walking down the street, minding your own business, maybe even whistling,
you cross paths with a stranger, perhaps he or she is having a bad moment, or a bad
year, and you come within absorption distance of their bad mood swings and there
you Go, Your Negative Energy Absorption goes up (Missy & Emily, 2019).
21. Negative Energy is not solely mythic or biblical, and it indeed doesn’t always stem
from Satan. The negative energy can be controlled and ultimately removed by various
methods and techniques. One way to pinpoint negative energy is by taking a look at
its effects. Because negative energy can affect both the body and mind in pretty
powerful ways. Nature is more than a relaxing place for empathy. It has healing and
restorative power into the human being (Missy & Emily, 2019).
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22. One such method is grounding in Sand. Grounding with Sand has some sound effects
on many people. This method can cleanse away your negative energy. A person
should sit down on the ground and bury both their hands and feet in soil or sand and
start their God’s Mantra for few minutes unless you feel light in the mind. Close your
eyes and enjoy the feeling of your worries drifting away from your body. Each grain
of sand is like a miniature healing crystal. Plugging our bare body parts, especially
feet into the sand helps to recharge our body and boost our energy. Sand also brings
us back to a more playful, childlike state; raising our vibration and helping us
remember our more peaceful state of being. You may also experience feelings of
heaviness in your limbs, muscle twitches, or yawning. Again, these are normal
responses. If there happens to be a tree nearby that's all the better, trees have deep
roots that take negative energy away from the body and nullify them in the earth.
Then they should get up and wash their hands and feet and say a little prayer thanking
God for cleansing their negative energy. Many spiritual traditions talk about the fact
that it was made from the clay of the earth. And thus Mother Earth is also one of our
true loving guardians, she even watches over us, gives us water, gives us food, gives
us shelter, and is willing to wash away all negative energy from our being (OMTimes,
2018).
23. The drifting of negative energy techniques has its effects, which are slow and steady,
but the body becomes relaxed after practicing the techniques. The technique to
remove the negative energy from your body will be more effective the more you
practice them. Sometimes it can take time and practice to start reaping the full
rewards of relaxation techniques. Be with a San, but the essential key to having
positive energy back into you is by having positive people around you. Once you've
discovered how to relax, you should experience less overall stress (Baron, 2019).
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Research Methodology
The research methodology would be based on primary field research using the deductive
approach to reach the specific objectives of the study. I decided to use quantitative methods,
which will be a survey, observation group, and a visual group. The first thing that I will do is
to use a survey to collect information from the people around and to have their thoughts,
opinion, and feelings. For the visual, I'm going to use mood boards to put and explain my
ideas also I'm going to show my participants pictures to explain the idea. Finally, I will use
Review literature as a second resource.
Possible Deliverables:
For my final collection, I'm doing Spring Summer 2020 ready to wear clothes for female
clothes. The category of the collection will resort wear, that includes some dresses, tops,
trousers, jackets, skirts, and shorts. The silhouette of the clothes will be body fitted and
flowy. For my color pallet, I'm choosing warm or pastel colors that reflecting my concept or
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such as chiffon, tulle, linen, cotton, and satin.
Pilot Study:
General questions:
1) Age?
 15- 20 Years /21- 30 Years /31- 40 Years
2) Gender?
 Male/Female
3) Location?
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 Altahliya St. / Alkhaldiya St / Al Saffaa St.
4) Income?
 Higher group / middle group / low group
Specific questions:
5) What is your interest in Fashion?
 Very interested
 Mildly interested
 Semi-interested
 Not interested
6) Do brand names play a role in what you purchase?
 Yes
 No
7) When shopping for clothing, what do you pay the most attention to?
 Brand
 Quality
 Fit
 Price
8) What is your pattern to wear?
 Stripes
 Dots
 No pattern
 Floral print
9) Do you follow current fashion trends?
 Yes
 No
10) Would you consider yourself a trendsetter or a trend follower?
 Trendsetter
 Trend follower
 A bit of both
11) What does the meaning of relaxation to you?
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 Time with family
 Solitude at beach/resort
 Meditation
 Traveling
12) Where do you usually take inspiration for new purchases?
 Family
 Friends
 Fashion Bloggers
 Styles in store
Methodology
The main purpose of the methodology is to evaluate which methods
for collection of data in the present research study would be used which,
would be easy to understand as well at the end of the research study.
There are different types of research methods like qualitative, quantitative
and mixed research methods. For the current research study, the research
methods which would be used for doing a collection of data to do effective
decision making is a mixed research method in which qualitative and
quantitative research method both would be used. The survey would be
conducted for the collection of primary data for the present research
study, and secondary sources would be used for the collection of
qualitative data.
The sources which would be used for the collection of qualitative
data would be a literature review of previously conducted research
studies, online published reports, journal articles, library books,
newspaper articles, and blogs. All the collected information from the
primary and secondary sources would be analyzed and presented in an
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appropriate format for making decision making easy, effective, and useful.
The survey would be conducted by distributing a printed form of a
questionnaire to a selected population for the collection of their opinions
and ideas on the topic.
Study Pilot
A study pilot is used for conducting a small scale of a survey.
Generally, it is considered to be a simple study that is conducted to do an
investigation of the main and essential components that would be used
for the main idea of the research would be feasible, understandable, cost-
effective, completed in the allocated timeframe, and useful for effective
performance. In July, the pilot study would be conducted for evaluation of
the current topic which, would be based on the gender and age
demographics. After the feedback of the pilot study, all the survey
questions would be readjusted for making it appropriate to the research
questions and objectives.
Data Analysis
Data analysis is the procedure in which the main phenomenon is
divided into smaller parts for the aim of making it more simple and easy
to get understandable. The main advantage provided by data analysis is
that it is highly helpful in reducing the larger amount of collected data into
smaller amounts for making it easily understandable along with
deliverability of the results which would be according to the research
methodologies. Moreover, it is also useful for the achievement of the
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research objectives. For the current research study, data analysis is
performed for understanding and analyzing results for the specific topic.
Survey
For the current research study, the survey is used for doing the collection
of primary data from a specifically defined population sample. The survey
can be defined as a research method that is used for doing a collection of
data from a defined group of respondents for the achievement of a vast
collection of information, ideas, and opinions on a specific topic of
interest. All the collected responses of the survey have been presented to
the readers in the form of graphs for easy interpretation.
Limitations of the study
The main limitation faced during the current research study was
that this research study was based on a selected population of Jeddah
Saudi Arabia. It can be done on a larger population like for the whole UAE
population.
Ethical considerations
The following are some main ethical considerations which have
been faced during the conducting of the present research study.
 Personal information of the respondents of the survey would not be
disclosed to any person, company or any other place
 All the confidential information about the companies and sources
from which data is collected would be kept hidden and private
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 The originality of the data collected from different sources would be
maintained, and plagiarism and copyright issues would be seriously
considered
Result and Discussion
From the shown graph, it has been observed that the most of the
respondents of the survey which, was about 60.4% respondents stated
that they belong to the age group of 21-25 years and, 17% of respondents
of the survey stated that they belong
to the age group of 26-30. While on
the other hand, only 17% of
respondents of the survey responded
to the questionnaire distributed at the
time of conducting a survey that they
belong to the age group of 31-35 and, all remaining respondents said that
they belong to the age group of 18-20. It has also been observed that only
1 respondent did not answer the question before moving to the next
question.
From the shown graph, it has
been observed that the most of the
respondents of the survey which,
was about 96.3% of respondents
stated that they live in Jeddah and,
3.7% of respondents of the survey
stated that they live in Riyadh.
Figure 1: Age Group?
Figure 2: Where do you live in KSA?
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While on the other hand, not
a single respondent of the
survey stated that they live
in Khobar.
From the given graph,
it has been observed that the
most of the respondents of the survey which, was about 79.6% of
respondents stated that they
belong to the middle-income group and 16.7% of respondents of the
survey stated that they belong to the high-income group. While, only 3.7%
of respondents of the survey
responded to the
questionnaire distributed at
the time of conducting the
survey that they belong to
the low- income group.
From the given graph, it has been observed that the most of the
respondents of the survey
which, was about 55.6% of respondents stated that solitude at beach or
resort is relaxation to them
and, 31.5% of respondents
of the survey stated that
traveling is the best
relaxation. While on the
Figure 3: What is your income group?
Figure 4: What do the meaning of relaxation to you?
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other hand, only 7.4% of respondents of the survey responded to the
questionnaire distributed at the time of conducting the survey that they
spend time with family for relaxation and all remaining respondents
which, were 5.6% said that they meditate for relaxation.
From the illustrated
graph, it has been observed
that the most of the
respondents of the survey
which was about 55.6% of
respondents stated
that they listen to music for relaxing their mind, and 33.3% respondents of
the survey stated that they soak in the warm bath for the same purpose.
While on the other hand, only 11.1% of respondents of the survey
responded to the questionnaire
distributed at the time of
conducting the survey that they
read a book for relaxing their
mind.
From the stated graph, it
has been observed that the most of the respondents of the survey which,
was about 55.6% of respondents stated that they spend time in nature
when they feel stressed, and 38.9% of respondents of the survey stated
that they practice mindfulness whenever they feel stressed. While on the
other hand, only 5.6% of respondents of the survey responded to the.Figure 6: What do you do when you feel stressed?
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questionnaire distributed at
the time of conducting the
survey that they do yoga for
this purpose.
From the given graph, it
has been observed that
majority of the respondents of the survey which, was about 53.7% of
respondents stated that they go to the beach for relaxation and 25.9% of
respondents of the survey
stated that they prefer to
sleep rather go out for
relaxation. While on the
other hand, 20.4% of
respondents of the survey
responded to the questionnaire distributed at the time of conducting the
survey that they watch TV for relaxation.
From the shown graph, it has been observed that majority of the
respondents of the survey which, was about 64.8%of respondents stated
that pastel colors have a relaxing effect on the mind and, 22.2% of
respondents of the survey
stated that bright colors do relax the mind. While on the other hand, only
13% of respondents of the survey responded to the questionnaire
distributed at the time of conducting the survey that they consider dark
colors to have a relaxing effect on the mind.
Figure 7: When you need to relax where do you prefer to go?
Figure 8: What colors do you feel have a relaxing effect on the
mind?
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From the shown graph, it has been observed that half of the
respondents of the survey which, was about 50%of respondents stated
that sleeping is their favorite form of relaxation and, 35.2% of
respondents of the survey
stated that the sauna bath is
their favorite relaxation. While
on the other hand, only
35.2%of respondents of the
survey responded to the
questionnaire distributed at the time of conducting the survey that playing
games are their favorite form of relaxation.
From the shown graph, it has been observed that half of the
respondents of the survey which, was about 51.9% of respondents stated
that are not sure whether
being in a desert relaxes the mind or not so they answered maybe and
27.8% respondents of the survey said yes to this question. While on the
other hand, only 20.4% of respondents of the survey responded to the
questionnaire distributed at the time of conducting the survey said no this
question considering being in
a desert do not relax the
mind.
Figure 9: What is your favorite form of relaxation?
Figure 10: Do you think being in a desert relaxes the mind?
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From the given graph, it has been observed that half of the
respondents of the survey, which was about 53.7% of respondents stated
that sunsets are most relaxing in a desert, and 20.4% of respondents of
the survey stated that sand dune is most relaxing. While 14.6% of
respondents of the survey responded to the questionnaire that the
calming breeze is the best
aspect and 11.1% stated the color of sand to this question.
From the illustrated graph, it has been observed that half of the
respondents of the survey, which was about 53.7% of respondents, said
that they are not sure about this question, so they answered maybe and
40.7% of respondents of the survey stated yes to this question while 5.6%
respondents of the survey responded that they do not prefer having a line
of clothing.
From the given
graph, it has been
observed that the majority
of the respondents of the
survey which was about
64.2% of respondents stated that they prefer simple dress and 22.6%
stated that
Figure 11: What aspect of the desert is most relaxing?
Figure 12: Would you prefer having a line of clothing involved by the
deserts?
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they prefer jumpsuit.
While 7.5% of respondents
stated that they prefer a skirt,
and 1% preferred two pieced
suits, 1% preferred legends
and tops, and the other 1%
stated that they prefer pants. It has also been observed that only one
respondent did not answer the question before moving to the next
question.
From the given graph, it
has been observed that
46.3% of respondents of the
survey stated that they
prefer cotton fabric, and
33.3% of respondents of the survey stated that they like linen. While only
11.1% of respondents of the
survey responded that they prefer satin, 7.4% of respondents stated that
they prefer chiffon and other 1% preferred jober.
Conclusion
In conclusion desert offers diversified and a unique style of nature. Its
beauty cannot be described without experiencing its diversity. The Arab
desert is vast covering wide kilometers and stretching from Yemen to the
Figure 13: What kind of garment do you prefer?
Figure 14: What kind of fabric?
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Persian Gulf and from Oman to Jordan and Iraq. Along the northern edge
of the Arabian desert, the landscape slowly weakens and blends with the
Arab-Asian terrain. The desert began to become a highest landscape in
the country, known as the Syrian prairie, an informal plane known for its
wild beauty. Although the northern tip of the Arabian desert can flow
unhindered into the science of Asian geography, the southern part of the
desert resembles Somali and Ethiopian countries. Some researchers have
suggested that the double nature of the Arabian desert is the result of the
distribution of the continent's first geological formations separating the
Arabian Peninsula from Africa. At first glance, the Arabian desert appears
deserted and bare, but it has proven to be a valuable source of natural
resources such as oil, natural gas, phosphate and sulfur. The Arabian
desert also covers a huge underground reservoir with groundwater stuck
in the sand. In recent years, underground protected areas have been
established and used for irrigation in the region. Groundwater combined
with restored water makes the Arabian Peninsula more pleasant for
modern people than in the past. The climate is known for its very low
annual rainfall and low humidity. These two characteristics are clearly
visible in the Arabian desert, with annual precipitation of less than 33 mm
and summer humidity of 15%. In summer, high temperatures can reach
50 degrees Celsius during the day and cause extreme cold at night. In
winter, it is not uncommon for nighttime temperatures to drop below zero.
One of the most active wild animals in the Arabian desert are insects that
can survive in the fungi where the dunes are located. Many insects living
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in the area have developed a number of defensive areas that allow them
to prevent predators from being in difficult inclinations. In the latter case,
there is no arable land for animals, as annual rainfall is very rare. Deserts
offer a different dimension of nature with different animals. Arabian
Desert is a genuine desert with immense open wide spaces with wild
eroded mountains. The spectacular scenery of the desert is not found
anywhere in the world.
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Appendix
Survey Questions
Age?
Where do you live in KSA?
What is your income group?
What do a meaning of relaxation to you?
What relaxes your mind?
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What do you do when you feel stressed?
When you need to relax where do you prefer to go?
What colors do you feel have a relaxing effect on the mind?
What is your favorite form of relaxation?
Do you think being in a desert relaxes the mind?
What aspect of desert is most relaxing?
What kind of garment does you prefere?
What kind of fabric?
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