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South West Asia
Physical Features
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History
7th Grade
09/15/2010

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Term
Euphrates River
Definition
Begins in Turkey
Joins with the Tigris River and forms water way called Shaat Al Arab
Shaat Al Arab flows into the Persian Gulf
Term
Tigris River
Definition
Begins in Turkey
Joins with the Euphrates River
Term
Jordan River
Definition
Begins in Isreal
Is the political boundry between Kuwait and Iran
Term
Red Sea
Definition
Bordered by Saudi Arabia and Egypt
Term
Suez Canal
Definition
Northern end of the Red Sea
Was built to allow ships to get to the Mediterranian Sea without having to sail around Africa
Term
Persian Gulf
Definition
Main way oil is shipped
Term
Straight of Hormuz
Definition
Connects Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea
Term
Gaza Strip
Definition
Does not belong to any nation
Governed by Hamas
Military controlled by Isreal
Causes terristorial dispute and regional conflict
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