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Wld. Geo. SW Asia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gorlan Heights | hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee; a stragic location that has been a site of conflict for many years. |
| Wadi | a riverbed that remains dry except during rainy seasons |
| Tigris River | 1 of the most important rivers in Southeast Asia; flows throug pts. of Turkey, Iraq, Syria |
| Euphrates River | Important river in Southwest Asia that flows through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. Empties in the Persian Gulf. |
| Jordan River | natural boundary between Jordan and Isreal. |
| Dead Sea | Salty, landlocked lake that is the lowest place of the Earths crust. |
| Rub al-Khali | Empty Quater: 250,000 miles of desert in Arabian Peninsula |
| oasis | place where water from an aquifer reaces the Earths surface; supports wildlife and vegetation |
| salt flat | land w/ chemical salts: winds evaporate moisture. |
| drip irrigation | practice using small pipes to drip water on crops; minimizes evaporation |
| desalinization | taking salt out of water |
| fossil water | water pumped from underground aquifers |
| crude oil | oil that has not yet been processed |
| Mecca | holiest city of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia, pilgrimages |
| Islam | monotheistic religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad |
| Muhammed | founder and prophet of Islam, who lived part of his life in Mecca |
| mosque | Islamic place of worship |
| theocratic | Government based on religion |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, est. in 1960 by some oil producing nations to coordinate polices on selling petroleum products |
| Western Wall | Remnant of ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple's courtyard |
| Dome of the Rock | shrine in Jerusalem where Muhammad is thought to have risen to heaven |
| Zionism | mvt. that began in 1800s to create and support a Jewish homeland |
| PLO | Palestinian Liberation Army: group formed to liberate Palestine from Jewish hands |
| Kurds | n Iranic people[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes Iranian people inhabiting adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey |
| Mesopotamia | Fertile Crescent: ancient cultural hearth |
| Sunni | 83% of Muslims |
| Shi'ite | 17% of all Muslims |
| Taliban | strict Muslim group in Afghanistan that has imposed rigid rules on society: including clothing styles for both men and women, restrictions on public appearances, and regulations on music, TV etc. |
| guest workers | largely unskilled laborer, often immigrants, brought into oil booming countries to fill job openings that the reigon's native peoples cannot fill. |
| stateless nation | a nation with no set territory |
| Palestinians | displaced group of Arabs who live/have lived in Palestine |
| West Bank | part of Israeli land set aside for Palestinians |
| Gaza Strip | part of Israeli land set aside for Palestinians |
| strategic comodity | resource so important to a nation that the nation will go to war to ensure its steady supply |
| human resources | skills and talents of employed people |
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