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NAfrica & MiddleEast

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Alluvial soil   show
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show A valley, gully, or streambed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.  
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show A salt or ester of phosphoric acid.  
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show An isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source, such as a pond or small lake.  
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show The branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock. It is animal husbandry: the care, tending and use of animals such as camels, goats, cattle, yaks, llamas, and sheep.  
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show Differences among groups based on their languages, customs, and beliefs  
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show The system of public works of a country, state, or region  
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Domesticate   show
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show Civilizations that have cultural influence around the world.  
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Cuneiform   show
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show Designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.  
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show The doctrine or belief that there is only one God.  
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Prophet   show
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show A Muslim temple or place of public worship.  
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show The strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state are of primary importance.  
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show To convert from private to governmental ownership and control  
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Embargo   show
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show A temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower, consisting of a number of stories and having about the outside a broad ascent winding round the structure, presenting the appearance of a series of terraces.  
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show An Arab of any of the nomadic tribes of the Arabian, Syrian, Nubian, or Sahara Deserts.  
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show A market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East.  
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show Capable of producing crops; suitable for farming; suited to the plow and for tillage  
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Commodity   show
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Petrochemical   show
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show The monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period.  
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show The pilgrimage to Mecca, which every adult Muslim is supposed to make at least once in his or her lifetime: the fifth of the Pillars of Islam.  
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show Africa’s longest mountain range, extends across Morocco and Algeria. Enough precipitation falls on the northern side of these mountains to water the coastal regions, making them ideal for farming.  
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show Rise north of Mount Ararat between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea.  
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show A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources  
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show An arm of the Arabian Sea between the Arabian Peninsula and southwest Iran. It has been an important trade route since ancient times and gained added strategic significance after the discovery of oil in the Gulf States in the 1930s.  
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Sinai Peninsula   show
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Anatolia   show
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show A salt lake between Israel and Jordan: the lowest lake in the world. 46 miles (74 km) long; 10 miles (16 km) wide; 1293 feet (394 meters) below sea level.  
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show A salt lake between SE Europe and Asia: the largest inland body of water in the world. About 169,000 sq. mi. (438,000 sq. km); 85 feet (26 meters) below sea level.  
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Aral Sea   show
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Nile River   show
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Tigris River   show
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show A river in SW Asia, flowing SE from SE Turkey through Iraq, joining the Euphrates to form the Shatt-al-Arab.  
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Sahara   show
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show A desert in south Arabia, north of Hadhramaut and extending from Yemen to Oman.  
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show A desert south of the Aral Sea, largely in Turkmenistan.  
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Gulf of Aqaba   show
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show Strait of, a strait between Iran and the United Arab Emirates, connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.  
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Aswan high dam   show
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