Flashcards: Southwest Asia and North Africa Vocabulary
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mrdgeography on February 12, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 oasis | an area in the desert where vegetation grows |
| wadi | a dry riverbed |
| sahel | a region on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert |
| desertification | when arid conditions expand into non-arid areas |
| opec | organization that controls the price and production of oil |
| steppe | dry grasslands on the fringe of deserts |
| mosaic | pictures made with small colorful tiles |
| bosporus | narrow strait that connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara |
| suez canal | human made waterway that connects the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea |
| urbanization | when people move into cities |
| nomad | a person who doesn't have a permanent home |
| mosque | where Muslims worship |
| minaret | a tower attached to mosques |
| mecca | the holiest city in the religion of Islam |
| bazaar | an open air market |
| kaaba | a small stone building in the center of Mecca |
| bedouin | a type of nomad that lives on the Arabian Peninsula |
| haaj | a religious pilgrimage to mecca |
| strait of hormuz | narrow body of water that connects the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea |
| fertile crescent | area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| ziggaraut | large stone temples made out of clay bricks |
| pyramid | tombs for pharohs or wealthy aristocrats in Egypt |