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Vocab World Geo
Chapter 21 and 22 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mecca | A city in western Saudi Arabia, considered by Muslims to be the holiest city of Islam |
| Islam | 1.The religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah. |
| OPEC | An association of twelve major oil-producing countries, founded in 1960 to coordinate policies and prices |
| Western Wall | 1.A high wall in Jerusalem said to stand on the site of Herod's temple, where Jews traditionally pray and lament on Fridays |
| Dome of the Rock | An Islamic shrine in Jerusalem, for Muslims the third most holy place after Mecca and Medina. |
| Zionism | 1.A movement for (originally) the reestablishment and (now) the development and protection of a Jewish nation in what is now Israel |
| Palestine Liberation Organization | 1.A political and military organization formed in 1964 to unite various Palestinian Arab groups and ultimately to bring about an independent state of Palestine |
| Sunni | 1.One of the two main branches of Islam, commonly described as orthodox, and differing from Shia in its understanding of the Sunna and in its acceptance of the first three caliphs |
| Shi'ite | a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs |
| Taliban | 1.A fundamentalist Muslim movement whose militia took control of much of Afghanistan from early 1995, and in 1996 took Kabul and set up a radical Islamic state |
| Golan Heights | 1.A fundamentalist Muslim movement whose militia took control of much of Afghanistan from early 1995, and in 1996 took Kabul and set up a radical Islamic state |
| Tigris River Importance | an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River |
| Euphrates River Importance | a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia |
| Oasis | 1.A fertile spot in a desert where water is found |
| Salt Flat | a flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of salt water |
| Drip irrigation | Drip irrigation, also known as trickle irrigation or microirrigation, is an irrigation method which saves water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants, either onto the soil surface or directly onto the root zone |
| desalinization | the removal of salt (especially from sea water) |
| Crude Oil | petroleum: a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons |
| Refinery | 1.An industrial installation where a substance is refined |
| Wadi | 1.(in certain Arabic-speaking countries) A valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season |
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