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Middle East Geo
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Iraq | country where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are found today |
| Suez Canal | built by Egypt to improve trade; connects the Red and Mediterranean Seas |
| drought | a lack of water over a long period of time |
| Fertile Crescent | area around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where the very first civilizations began |
| desalination | removing salt from sea water to make fresh water |
| Jordan River | Israel's main water source; disputes with neighboring countries over it |
| hydroelectric power | dams are built to create this needed resource |
| Saudi Arabia | leading oil producing nation in the world |
| Southwest Asia | another name for the Middle East |
| aquifer | underground layer of rock and sand that contains water |
| fossil fuels | desalination is expensive because it uses lots of ______ ______ |
| OPEC | organization that controls oil prices and supply in the world |
| Gaza Strip | tiny territory on Israel's Mediterranean coast; occupied by Palestinian Arabs |
| Turkey | country building dams on the Tigris and Euphrates |
| Syria | country whose water has been reduced by dams built in Turkey; they have lost 40% of their water |
| Persian Gulf | body of water under and around which much of the world's oil is found |
| Strait of Hormuz | militarily strategic body of water; the US protects it to keep oil flowing from the Middle East |
| Petroleum | one of the most important resources in the Middle East |
| water | scarce resource in the Middle East that leads to tensions between countries; pollution and unequal distribution are major concerns |
| standard of living | how well-off people in a country are |
| nationalization | government takeover of a business or industry; for example, Iran's taking control of the oil industry |
| non-renewable | a resource than cannot be created by humans once it is gone |
| Nile | Egypt's main water source |
| Arab | main ethnic group in the Middle East |
| Islam | main religion practiced in the Middle East |
| ethnic group | a group of people who share a common ancestry, history, and culture |
| religious group | a group of people who share beliefs about god(s), and may share sacred texts, rules, traditions, holy days, etc. |
| Persian | main ethnic group found in Iran |
| Farsi | language spoken by the Persian ethnic group |
| Kurds | mountainous ethnic group who lives in mountains in Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq |
| Kurdistan | name of the land the Kurds live in--they would name their own country this |
| Sunni | the bigger branch of Islam; believe the leader of the religion can be any good Muslim |
| Shi'a | smaller branch of Islam; the leader should be a relative of Muhammad |
| Ishmael | Abraham's illegitimate son who the Arabs believe they are descended from |
| Iran | modern-day country that was once the Persian Empire |
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