Vocabulary
Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
Religion
Misc.
100
streambeds that are dry except during a heavy rain
wadis
100
What dominates most of Northern Africa?
Sahara
100
the most widely spoken language in the region
Arabic
100
The term for the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca
hajj
100
this country controlled many Central Asian republics
Soviet Union
200
Made from fertile soil from the rivers
alluvial soil
200
land around the Tigris and Euphrates R. was part of a rich agricultural region known as
culture hearth
200
An ethnic group that has no home and is along the borders
Kurds
200
A Jewish house of worship
synagogue
200
The country once known as Persia is now known as
Iran
300
An example of this is states wanting independent of their own
nationalism
300
The Nile River is in which Continent?
Africa
300
Largest ethnic group
Arab
300
The oldest religion in Asia
Judaism
300
this country has received help from Iran during the current war with Iraq
United States
400
take plants and animals from the wild and make them useful to humans
domesticate
400
The tallest mountains in this region
Atlas Mountains
400
Sumerian form of writing using symbols on clay tablets
cuneiform
400
Prophet of Christianity
Jesus
400
an area that is the homeland for Jews, but also important to Arab Muslims
Palistine
500
holy book of Islam
quran
500
Iran and Iraq sit on this peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
500
these people spread their religion by having a history of exile and taking their religion with them
Jews
500
If you practice Islam you belong to this type of group
Muslim
500
The term for the value of goods and services produced within a country in a year
Gross Domestic Product
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