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Geography 100
North Africa & Southwest Asia
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
12/16/2008

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Crossroad Location
Definition
At the junction of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Lots of conflicts.
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Physical Characteristics
Definition
Arid Climate, mostly desert, and lots of oil.
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Definition: Desert
Definition
Water is scarce.
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Oil Reserves
Definition
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emerates (UAE), Libya, Algeria.
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Important Rivers
Definition
Tigris, Euphrates, Nile River
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Three Monotheistic Religions
Definition
Judaism, Christianity, Islam.
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Creation of Islam
Definition
The religion was revealed to the last prophet Muhammad.
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Five Pillars of Islam
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Profession of faith, 5 prayers a day, giving of alms, fasting in the month of ramadan, making of hajj
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Two Branches of Islam
Definition
Sunnis (majority, followed Abu-Bakr), Shiites (Iran & Iraq & Lebanon, claim leaders act in accordance to true Islamic authority)
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Major Conflicts Between Israelis & Palestinians
Definition
Founding of Israel, Week Long War 1967.
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