7th Middle East Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
culture | the learned behavior of people |
civilization | a culture that has highly advanced economic, social, and political systems |
Nomadic | a group that moves from place to place in search of food |
Sedentary | settled, not moving |
Arabian Peninsula | an area of land off Southwest Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf |
Mesopotamia | the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers |
Fertile Crescent | a region stretching from the Persian Gulf northwest up to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and west over to the Mediterranean Sea |
Geothermal energy | power produced by the internal heat of the Earth |
Renewable energy sources | sources of energy able to be replaced through ongoing natural processes |
Desalination | removal of salt and other minerals from salt water to convert into fresh water |
OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, founded in 1960 |
Technology | peoples application of knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs |
Embargo | a complete prohibition (or prevention) of trade by the government of one nation to another |
Religion | a specific set of fundamental (basic) beliefs and practices that a group of people use to answer questions about life |
Bias | an opinion |
Zionism | national movement of Jewish people to their homeland of Israel |
Terrorism | violent attacks that cause fear |
Declaration | announcement made by a country |
Accord | a pact or deal between two nations; similar to a treaty |
Partition | division of a nation |
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