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| Golan heights | a hilly plateau over looking the Jordan River and the sea of Galiee; a strategic location that has been the site of conflict in southwest asia for decades |
| Wadi | a riverbed that femains dry execpt during the rainy seasons |
| Tigris River | one of the most important rivers of southwest Asia, it supported several acient river vally civilizations, and flows through parts of Turky, Syria, and Iraq |
| Eurphrates River | a river o southwest Asia, which supported several ancient civilizations and flows through parts of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq and empties into the Persian Gulf |
| Jordan River | a river that serves as a national boundary between Israel and Jordan's, frlowing from the mountain s of Lebanon with on outlet to the mediterranean sea |
| Dead Sea | a landlock salt lake between Israel and Jordan that is so salty that almost nothing can live in its waters; it is, 349 feet below sea level, making it the lowest place on the exposed crust of the Earth |
| Rub al-khali | also known as the empty quarter, one of the largest sandy deserts in the world, covering about 250,000 square miles located on the Arabian Peninsula |
| oasis | a place where water from an aquifer has reached the surface; it supports vegetation and wildlife |
| salt flat | flat land made of chemical salts that remains after winds evaporates the moisture in the soil |
| drip irrigation | the practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above ground to conserve water to use for crops |
| desalinization | the removal of salt form ocean water |
| crude oil | petroleum that has not been processed |
| refinary | a place where crude oild is converted into useful products |
| fossil fules | water pumped from underground aquifers |
| al-Ghawar | one of the worlds largest oil fields |
