The one answer that I am missing among the options, but which is the correct one is: the geography of the region ( I assume that that's what was instead of the "7" in the first option).
It was very mountainous, with valleys and islands on which people lived -meaning there was a natural separation between the different settlements.
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The sun shines in summer, whereas it does not in winter...
Answer:
d. Rub al-Khali
Explanation:
The "Empty Quarter" is the English translation for the name of one of the deserts in the Arabian Peninsula. The Arabic name for this desert is Rub al-Khali. Geographically in the southern area of the peninsula, it is located on the borders of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman.