Vocabulary
Middle East Facts
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100

Natural resource used to make fuel

What is Petroleum

100

This canal ships a direct route between the Northern Indian Ocean, Red Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea to the North Atlantic

What is the Suez canal

100

This large desert takes up most of North Africa

What is the Sahara Desert

100

Number 1 is this country

What is Turkey

100

Number 27 is this country, home to the Nile River 

What is Egypt
200

The process of removing salt from seawater

What is Desalination
200

Need both! The U.S. gets about 8% of _____ from _________

Oil, The Middle East

200

A narrow waterway important for global oil transportation

Strait of Hormuz

200

Country 9 is this country

What is Iran

200

Number 18 is this country 

What is Morocco

300

Land that is controlled by a group or country

What is territory

300

This is the largest desert in the region

What is the Arabian Desert

300

This problem affects much of the Middle East due to its dry climate

What is water scarcity

300

Number 6 is this country

What is Syria

300

Number 25 is this country

What is Libya

400

A person who leaves to another country for safety from war or conflict

What is a refugee

400

One of the most important bodies of water for oil transport

What is the Persian Gulf

400

This is the main religion practiced in most Middle Eastern countries.

What is Islam

400

Number 5 is this country

What is Israel

400

Number 26 is this country 

What is Chad

500

A place where Muslims worship

What is a Mosque

500

United Arab Emirates has about _______ months that get little to no rain. 

What is 7

500

This country is home to the city of Mecca, the holiest city in Islam. (Hint: Two words)

What is Saudi Arabia

500

Number 13 is this country

What is Qatar

500

Country number 7 is 

Jordan

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