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The distribution of living and work areas over the surface of the land. (2 words)
Settlement Patterns
Receive low annual rainfall and have mostly shrub or short-grass vegetation. (2 words)
Semiarid Climate
A religion based on the teachings of Muhammad.
Islam
Islamic holy war
Islands created by humans
Artificial Islands
Religion of the Jewish people, based on a covenant between God and Abraham.
Judaism
Those who accept the sunna, the custom and practice of Muhammad.
Sunni Muslim
Isolated are of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a water source.
Oasis
Christian holy war
Crusade
Believe that Ali was Muhammad's direct descendent and only true successor
Shi'ite Muslim
A political movement that supports a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel
Zionist
Islamic pilgramage to the holy cities of Mecca & Medina in Saudi Arabia
Hajj
High-ranking Shi'ite Muslim cleric
Ayatollah
Water within the earth that supplies wells and springs
Groundwater
Islamic house of prayer and centers for Islamic learning
Mosque
A place of worship and study for the Jewish people
Synagogue
Writing that is important to a religion
Sacred Text
A climate with extreme temperatures, high rates of evaporation, and low/no precipitation
Arid Climate
Water that is on earth's surface, such as in a stream, river, lake, or reservoir (2 words)
Surface Water
Desertification
The belief that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the World
Christianity
a journey to a sacred place
Pilgrimage
Removing salt from water to provide freshwater
Desalinization
Cutting down the natural forest of an area
Deforestation
Believing there is only one god