| A | B |
|---|
| migrate | to move from one place to another |
| Bedouins | nomadic desert people of Southwest Asia |
| kibbutz | settlement in Israel where the people share property and produce goods |
| moshav | settlement in Israel where people share property but also own some private property |
| Holocaust | systematic murder of more than 6 million European Jews and 6 million others by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis during World War II |
| wadi | dry riverbed filled by rainwater from rare downpours |
| desalinization | process used to make sea water drinkable |
| caliph | successor to Muhammad |
| alluvial plain | area that is built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods |
| embargo | order that restricts or prohibits trade with another country |
| shah | title given to kings who ruled Iran |
| Islamic Republic | government run by Muslim religious leaders |
