Southwest Asia
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 wadi | a riverbed that remains dry except during the rainy seasons |
| oasis | a spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from wells or underground springs |
| salt flat | flat land made of chemical salts that remain after winds evaporate the moisture in the soil |
| drip irrigation | the practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above ground to conserve water to use for crops |
| crude oil | petroleum that has not been processed |
| desalinization | the removal of salt (especially from sea water) |
| refinery | a place where crude oil is converted into useful products |
| fossil water | water pumped from underground aquifers |
| mosque | (Islam) a Muslim place of worship |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| theocratic | a form of government in which religous leaders control the government |
| Muhammad | the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) |
| Western Wall | what remains of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem (the foundation) |
| Dome of the Rock | from here Muhammad ascended into heaven |
| Zionism | a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine |
| PLO | Palestine Liberation Organization |
| Kurds | A minority group in Turkey and neighboring countries |
| Mesopotamia | known as land between rivers |
| strategic commodity | a resource so important that nations will go to war to ensure its steady supply |
| Human resources | Resources found in people such as their skills or ideas |
| Bedouins | Arab nomads |
| Crusades | A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule. |
| Guest Workers | Workers who migrate to the more developed countries in search of higher-paying jobs. |
| What city is home of 3 monotheistic religions? | Jerusalem |
| What religions can trace their roots back to Abraham? | Christianity Judaism Islam |
| What is the lowest place on earth? | Dead Sea |
| Saddham Hussein | Former political leader in Iraq |
| What year did the USA and 30 other countries go to war against Iraq for invading Kuwait? | 1991 |
| What 2 countries colonized SW Asia? | Britain and France |
| WMD | Weapons of Mass destruction |
| Sunni and Shia | political and religious divisions within Islam Sunni: followers of the Umayyad Shia: followers of Ali |
| Sahara Desert | the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa |
| What is the highest point in Africa? | Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| Nile River | the world's longest river (4180 miles) |
| The Sahel | grasslands used for grazing south of the Sahara |
| AIDS | ..., acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| Desertification | ..., the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert |
| Mt. Kenya | ..., second highest peak in Africa; located in Kenya |
| Basin | ..., a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it |
| Rift Valley | ..., a valley with steep sides |
| escarpment | ..., a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification |
| Serengeti Plain | in the northern Tanzani. dry climate and hard soil prevent the growth of trees but perfect for growing grass. |
| Oasis | a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface) |
| Masai People | Who are the people in Africa who are nomadic herders who herd cattle? |
| Souks | Open-air markets |
| Aswan High dam | one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt |
| Lake Nasser | lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan, a region that makes up the southern edge of the Sahara, where sparse and unpredictable rainfall results in severe droughts |
| Nelson Mandela | South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918) |
| Pandemic | an epidemic that is geographically widespread |
| silt | mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake |
| Bantu Migration | the movement of the bantu peoples southward throghout africa, spreading their language and culture, from around 500 b.c. to around A.D 1000 |
| African Natural Resources | Gold, diamonds, cobalt, iron ore |
| Berlin Conference | A meeting from 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed on rules colonization of Africa |
| What religion dominates North Africa? | Islam |
| Goree Island | departure point for slaves during slave trade |
| rai | type of music developed in Algeria |
| Fang Art | carved wooden boxes and masks produced by Fang people |
| Olduvai Gorge | a gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains |
| Masai | west african ethnic group. |
| Ashanti | North African cultural group |
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