| A | B |
|---|
| The cause for the growth of the Sahara Desert into the Sahel | desertification |
| fertile areas surrounded by desert | oasis |
| city in saudi arabia where muslims must make a pilgrimage once in their life | mecca |
| these people live in Turkey, Iran and Iraq and want to be independent | kurds |
| the most important economic alliance in North Africa and Southwest Asia | opec |
| the belief in one God | Monotheism |
| art form common to Muslims | prayer rugs |
| this nation invaded Kuwait in 1990 to get control of its oil fields | Iraq |
| This city developed because of its location along the Tigris River | Baghdad |
| This country was created by the United Nations in 1948 to be a jewish state | Israel |
| this man made waterway enhanced shipping routes in North Africa and Southwest Asia | Suez Canal |
| An organization of 21 Middle Eastern and African nations that are primarily Arabic speaking | Arab league |
| Nomadic herders that live in tents on the fringes of the deserts | bedouin |
| type of soil left behind by a flooding river | Alluvian soil |
| the country that presently claims to control Western Sahara | Morroco |
| the semi arid area where desertification is rapidly taking place | Sahel |
| the dominant religion in North Africa and Southwest Asia | Islam |
| This has decreased in Egypt because of the Aswan High Dam | soil fertility |
| the most valuable and abundant resource in North Africa and Southwest Asia | oil |
| Mountains found on the Northwest coast of Africa | Atlas |
| What is the most valuable and scarce resource in North Africa and Southwest Asia | water |
| A word that means dry or desert | arid |
| the largest physical feature in North Africa and Southwest Asia | Sahara desert |
| Israel was created on this land | Palestine |
| The city that is sacred to Jews, Muslims, and Christians | Jerusalem |
| People that leave North Africa and Southwest Asia in search of jobs in foreign countries | guest workers |
| sacred jewish site in jerusalem, the remains of the second temple | western wall |
| shrine in jerusalem that marks where muhammad went into heaven | dome of the rock |
| type of writing common in Arab countries | calligraphy |
| mosque in istanbul that was originally a chrisitian church | hagia sofia |
| another name for the persian gulf | arabian gulf |
| type of art common to both chrisitians and muslims | mosaic |
| Provides hydroelectricity, flood control and irrigation for Egypt | Aswan High Dam |
| The climate that dominates North Africa and Southwest Asia | Arid/desert |
