Vocabulary
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| Golan Heights | Hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee; a strategic location that has been site of conflict in SW asia.
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| Wadi | River bed that remains dry except during the rainy seasons.
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| Tigris River | One of the most important rivers in SW asia; it supported several ancient river valley civilizations.
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| Euphrates River | River in SW asia which supported several ancient civilizations and flows through parts of Turkey, Syria, an Iraq and emties into the Persian Gulf.
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| Jordan River | River that serves as a boundary between Israel and Jordan.
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| Dead Sea | Landlocked salt-lake between Israel and Jordan.
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| Rub al-Khali | Known as the empty quarter; one of the largest sandy deserts in the world, covering about 250,000 square miles.f
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| Oasis | Flat land made of chemical salts that remain after winds evaporate the moisture in the soil.
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| Salt Flat | Practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above ground to conserve water to use for crops.
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| Drip Irrigation |
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| Desalization |
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| Fossil Water |
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| Crude Oil |
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| Refinery |
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| Mecca |
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| Islam |
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| Muhammed |
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| Mosque |
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| Theocratic |
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| OPEC |
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| Western Wall |
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| Dome of the Rock |
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| Zionism |
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| PLO |
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| Kurds |
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| Mesopotamia |
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| Sunni |
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| Shi'ite |
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| Taliban |
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| Guest Workers |
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| Stateless Nation |
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| Palestinians |
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| West Bank |
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| Gaza Strip |
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| Strategic Commodity |
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| Human Resources |
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