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| peninsula of Southwest Asia between the Red Sea and Persian Gulf (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, etc) |
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| in Southwest Asia between the Black Sea and Mediterranean (Turkey) |
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| a river of Southwest Asia that flows from a plateau on the Anatolian Peninsula to the Persian Gulf (Eastern Iraq) |
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| a river of Southwest Asia that flows from a plateau on the Anatolian Peninsula to the Persian Gulf (Western Iraq) |
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| fertile or green spot in desert created by underground water coming to the surface |
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| a large landmass that is part of a continent but is considered a separate region |
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| the highest mountains in the world, which stretch along northern India, separating it from the rest of Asia |
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| a river in South Asia that flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea |
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| a river of South Asia that flows southeast from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal |
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| a seasonal wind system that produces a wet or dry period in a region |
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| a violent storm with fierce winds that rotate in a circular pattern like a hurricane |
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| a series of giant, destructive ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanoes, or landslides. |
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| the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
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| the first-known writing system, which used wedge-shaped symbols and was developed in Sumer |
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| a region stretching from the Persian Gulf northwest up to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and west over to the Mediterranean Sea |
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| Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, founded in 1960 |
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| a member of an ethnic group that does not have its own country but whose homeland lies in parts of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran |
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| a historic region of Southwest Asia located mostly in what is now Iran |
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| title for the king of Persia or Iran |
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| a government run by religious leaders |
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| a narrow territory along the Mediterranean Sea |
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| a region west of the Jordan River |
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| the West Bank and Gaza Strip combined |
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| Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) |
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| a political group that claims to represent all Palestinians and to be working toward gaining an independent Palestinian nation |
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| a type of settlement in Israel in which the community shares all wealth and property |
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| the largest city of Turkey, formerly called Constantinople (capital of the Byzantine, or Eastern Roman, Empire) and originally called Byzantium in ancient times |
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| an organization of European nations whose members cooperate on economic, social, and political issues |
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