Quizlet Geo - The Middle East

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  1. Dead sea: A landlocked salt lake
  2. Dome of the Rock: houses the spot where muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad rose into heaven.
  3. Golan Heights: called Al Jawlan, a hilly plateau over looking the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee
  4. Jordan River: Provides on of the most precious resources in the entire region-water.
  5. Kurds: an ethnic group in southwestern Asia
  6. Mesopotamia: the "land between the rivers"
  7. OPEC: Organizatio of Petroleum Exporting Countrys
  8. Palestine Liberation Organization: was formed to regain the land for Palestinian Arabs
  9. Rub al-Khali: "Empty Quarter" "Place whre no one comes out"
  10. Taliban: a fundamentalist muslim political group
  11. Tigris River and Euphrates: two ancient river valley civilitations in an area called the Fertile Crscent
  12. Zionism: 19th century movement
  13. crude oil: petrolium that has not been processed
  14. desalinization: the removal of salt from ocean water, is done at technically sophistricated water treatment plants
  15. drip irrigation: small pipes that slowly drip water just above ground to conserve water used for crops
  16. fossil water: water pumped from underground aquifers
  17. gaza strip: is a territory along the Mediterranean sea
  18. guest workers: are largely unskilled laborers
  19. islam: monotheistic religion
  20. mecca: the holiest city in the islamic religion
  21. mosque: an islamic cherch
  22. muhammad: the creater of islam
  23. oasis: Area in the desert where vegetation is found because water is available
  24. palestinians: a group of people who have been displaced in the region
  25. refinery: it coverts crude oil into useful products
  26. salt flat: When winds evaporate the moisture in soil and chemical salts remain.
  27. shi'ite: One of the main branches of islam, most Iranians
  28. stateless nation: a nation of people without a land to legally occupy
  29. sunni: One of the main branches of islam, 83% of muslims
  30. theocratic: the leader of the religion is the leader of the country
  31. wadi: Riverbeds that remain dry except during the rainy seasons
  32. west bank: a strip of land on the west side of the jordan river
  33. western wall: the wailing wall