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SWANA Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Oil | major natural resource in SWANA |
| Camp David | place where 3 leaders met to achieve peace for Egypt and Israel |
| Islam | dominant religion in SWANA |
| Israel | Jews migrated here after WWII |
| minaret | tall slender tower for calling out prayer |
| Suez Canal | used for transportation of goods between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea |
| Morocco | Disney worked with this country to create a realistic pavilion |
| Deserts | SWANA is mostly made of this |
| Nile River | is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, and is commonly regarded as the longest river in the world |
| SWANA | also known as the middle east |
| land bridge | the Suez Canal was built on this |
| rapids and waterfalls | these make it difficult for Egyptians to spread their influence further south |
| agriculture | deserts make it difficult for people of SWANA to have this economic activity |
| cooperation | the Moroccan government working with Disney is an example of |
| cell phones | protesters in the Egyptian revolution used these to record events |
| mosque | Muslim place of worship |
| Iran | Iraq is next to which larger country |
| Alluvial plain | an area of fertile soil deposited by river floodwaters |
| Oasis | A fertile place in a desert where there is water and vegetation |
| Wadi | dry riverbeds filled by rainwater from rare downpours |
| Semi arid | Climate zone in which the weather is characterized by hot dry summers and cool dry winters |
| vary | to be different |
| Polytheism | Belief in many gods |
| Monotheism | Belief in one God |
| Covenant | A binding agreement |
| Prophet | a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God. |
| Modification | A change |
| Physical Geography | the study of physical features of the earth's surface |