Using the Land
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Cook's Choice
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Mental Map
100
These natural landforms help people cross the desert.
What are oases?
100
The lowest spot on Earth.
What is the Dead Sea?
100
Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan are known as the _______ countries.
What is Caucasus?
100
The holy book of Islam.
What is the Koran?
100
The northeastern river that flows into the Persian Gulf.
What is the Tigris?
200
The most valuable resource in the Arabian Peninsula.
What is oil?
200
Most Egyptians live here.
What is the Nile River Valley.
200
The Israeli people had to go on these long journeys to far-away lands many times.
What are diasporas?
200
The longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River?
200
The peninsula where Turkey is located.
What is the Anatolian peninsula?
300
If the land is too salty, you could try doing this.
What is desalinization?
300
Afghanistan is located in these mountains.
What are the Kush mountains?
300
The group that suffered the most under the Taliban.
What are women?
300
This desert covers almost one third of Northern Africa.
What is the Sahara Desert?
300
The two countries on the southeast part of the Arabian peninsula.
What is Yemen and what is Oman?
400
When the desert becomes hotter, dryer, and harder for people to live there.
What is desertification?
400
Underground pools of water.
What are aquifers?
400
The war after Iraq invaded Kuwait.
What is the Persian Gulf War?
400
The terrorist organization that is located in small groups all over the world.
What is Al Qaeda?
400
The country north of Israel.
What is Lebanon?
500
The three problems with water in the Middle East.
1. Overpopulation 2. Irrigation 3. Pollution
500
"Israel is one of the most beautiful countries in the world" is something that can be said because of its position on this geographical location.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
500
This man was the leader of Iraq until 2003.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
500
The buildings where Muslims go to worship.
What are mosques?
500
The country south of Kyrgyzstan.
What is Tajikistan?