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Physical Features Vocab
Thematic Maps
100
This country physically connects the continents of Africa and Asia.
Egypt!
100
This body of water flows north through Sub-Saharan Africa, across the Sahara, and into the Mediterranean Sea.
Nile River
100
The process of land drying up and temperatures rising in a area.
Desertification
100
This is the most common language spoken across MENA.
Arabic
200
This is the northern-most country of MENA and physically connects to Europe.
Turkey!
200
This large body of water physically separates the continents of Europe and Africa.
Mediterranean Sea
200
Climate zone experiencing little or no rain
Arid Climate
200
This is the most common religion practiced across MENA.
Islam
300
Name any TWO countries that border Libya
Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Niger, Chad
300
This body of water is located east of Egypt and west of Saudi Arabia.
Red Sea
300
Climate zone at the edge of a desert that experiences little rain and can support limited amounts of plant, animal, and human life.
Semiarid
300
This climate zone that has mild temperatures and rainfall year-round for agriculture can be found along the northern coast of Morocco and Algeria where their biggest cities are.
Mediterranean Climate
400
This country's largest borders are the Mediterranean sea to the west and Jordan to the east.
Israel! 
400
This body of water is located south of Iran, east of Saudi Arabia, and north of the U.A.E.
Persian Gulf!
400
An isolated area of water & plant life inside of a desert.
Oasis
400
This two-word term describes the lifestyle of the Berber tribe and other indigenous [native] groups that have survived in the Sahara landscape for thousands of years by relying on oases to raise animals and find water.
Nomadic Herding
500
Name one of the countries located east of Saudi Arabia and south of the Persian Gulf.
United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) or Qatar
500
These are the TWO rivers flow from Turkey, across Iraq, and into the Persian Gulf.
**Note: They are SUPER important next year in 7th grade Ancient History when you study the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia!
Tigris and Euphrates!
500
What type of physical feature does this picture show?
Delta!
500
How would you best describe the cultural region of MENA?
What is a region of two continents with similar climate and culture