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Middle East the lands around the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea
Palestine a country in the southern Levant region of West Asia
Persian Gulf shallow and in Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
Arabian Desert A vast arid desert with little water and is extremely hot
Islam A religion the started in the arabian peninsula
OPEC 12 major oil exporting countries.
Israel A republic in the middle east currently at war
Theocracy a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
Red Sea a long narrow sea between arabia and north east africa and is red
Himalaya Mts highest mountain range in the world and has mount everest
Ganges river the holiest river for hinduism and on the southern side of the himalayas
Yangtze river longest river in Asia and is vital for china
Hinduism the main religion of india
Overpopulation to many people in on place
Mandarin official language of china
Demilitarized zone an area from which weapons and military forces have been removed
Bay of Bengal A shallow part of the Indian ocean on the eastern cost of India
Buddhism believe in reincarnation of the soul major religion in Asia
Hinduism Caste system and Indias main religion
Urbanization large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities
Caste System social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
Ghat Mountains Mountains on the south western cost of India
Indian Ocean The ocean below India and touches Africa and Australia
Ural Mts the Mts that divide Europe and Asia
Caspian sea Largest inland body of water
Soviet union A multi-Continental Communist county that lasted from 1922 to 1991
Slavic Indo-European language family
Turkistan region in Central Asia corresponding to the regions of Transoxiana and East Turkestan
Aral sea A dried up lake lying between Kazakhstan to its north and Uzbekistan to its south
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