| A | B |
|---|
| Countries south of Russia that were once part of the Soviet Union and became independent after 1991. | Eurasian Republic |
| Collecting water from one area to take to crops in a dry area. | Irrigation |
| Inland body of water between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan; shrinking due to irrigation. | Aral Sea |
| Government where power is divided between national and state govenrments with a president who leads the nation. | Federal republic |
| Largest ethnic group in Russia making up 80% of the population. | Slavs |
| Crop grown to be sold for a profit. | Cash crop |
| People who move from place to place with herds of animals. | Nomads |
| Able to speak two languages. | Bilingual |
| Group in society that controls most of the wealth and power, though not always the largest group in numbers. | Majority group |
| Group in society that does not control most of the wealth and power in society. | Minority group |
| Triangle shaped area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river. | Delta |
| Longest river in the world, flowing north through Egypt and emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. | Nile River |
| Ancient Egyptian ruler. | Pharaoh |
| Huge stone structure that served as an elaborate tomb for Egyptian Pharaohs. | Pyramid |
| Ancient Egyptian writing that uses pictures. | Hieroglyphics |
| A smooth, usually white and nearly transparent mineral used for carving. | Alabaster |
| A room used as an entrance to another. | Antechamber |
| A drinking glass with a foot and stem. | Chalice |
| To cover with a coating of gold. | Gilded |
| A stone coffin. | Sarcophagus |
| Farm settlement in Israel where people share all of the property. | Kibbutz |
| Israeli settlement where people share in farming but own some private property. | Moshav |
| Earth's saltiest body of water; nine times saltier than ocean water; located on the border of Israel and Jordan. | Dead Sea |
| Dry riverbeds filled by rainwater from rare downpours. | Wadi |
| Process that takes salt out of seawater. | Desalinization |
| Small particles of rich soil left behind after a river floods. | Silt |
| Fertile or green area in a desert. | Oasis |
| Outdoor marketplace. | Bazaar |
| Underground rock layers that store large amounts of water. | Aquifer |
| Triangle shaped land that connects Africa to SW Asia (Middle East) | Sinai Peninsula |
| To move from one place to another. | Migrate |
| Nomadic desert people who practice a traditional way of life moving place to place to find food. | Bedouins |
| A strait separating the continents of Europe and Asia; cuts through the cityof Istanbul, Turkey. | Bosporus |
| Plateau on the center of Turkey surrounded by mountains. | Anatolia |
| Capital city of Syria, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. | Damascus |
