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DZ GEO Unit 8

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had war with Iran (1980); invaded by U.S. in 2003   Iraq  
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was created out of Palestine; Jewish nation   Israel  
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was once Ottoman Empire   Turkey  
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started and lost 1967 war with Israel; it hurt their economy   Jordan  
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only Turkey recognizes the northern 1/2 of this nation   Cyprus  
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9/11 hijackers from there; big oil industry   Saudi Arabia  
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center of P.L.O activities   Lebanon  
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poorest nation in Arabian peninsula   Yemen  
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good location on Mediterranean Seas, but recent Civil War is a mess   Syria  
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growing problems with Israel and western world   Iran  
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lifeless body of water; full of minerals   Dead Sea  
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area divided up between Israel, Egypt, and Jordan   Palestine  
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process that preserves water by letting precise amounts of water fall onto plants   drip irrigation  
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P.L.O. stand for?   Palestinian Liberation Organization  
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1977 Israel and Egypt peace agreement   Camp David Accords  
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WMD stand for?   Weapons of Mass Destruction  
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military codename for U.S. war vs. Iraq (1991)   Operation Desert Storm  
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leader of Iraq until 2003   Saddam Hussein  
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why Israel is nervous about Iran today   Iran developing nuclear weapons  
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who is Mahmad Amadinejad?   leader of Iran  
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key resource in Middle East   oil  
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process of removing salt from water   desalination  
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2 million Muslims visit here each year   Mecca  
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U.S. helped this nation in 1991 after Iraq invaded it   Kuwait  
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O.P.E.C. stand for?   Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries  
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example of a Syrian city on Mediterranean with good farmland   Damascus  
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led huge social changes (including women's rights) in Turkey   Mustafa Kemal  
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