| A | B |
|---|
| constitutional monarchy | king/queen are for ceremonies & elected officials run the government |
| largest country in North Africa | Algeria |
| Hajj | religious journey made by Muslims |
| silt | soil deposited at mouth of river |
| Bedouin | nomadic desert people who follow a traditional life style and live in tents |
| oasis | green area in a desert fed by underground water |
| Maghreb | Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco |
| Where does most of Egypt's water suppy come from? | Nile River |
| world leading exporter of phosphate? | Morocco |
| only city to be located on 2 continents? | Istanbul |
| Most of Libya is covered by? | Sahara Desert |
| Suez Canal connects what 2 bodies of water? | Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea |
| secular | nonreligious |
| language spoken in Iran? | Farsi |
| saltiest body of water? | Dead Sea |
| Where are Tigris & Euphrates Rivers located? | Iraq |
| terrorism | use of violence against civilians |
| "Paris of the East" | Lebanon |
| wadi | dry riverbed that fills with water during a downpour |
| What are the mountains of Afghanistan? | Hindu Kush |
| What direction does Nile River flow? | north |
| What is the name of the major dam located on the Nile River? | Aswan |
| important industry in Egypt? | tourism |
| North Africa's smallest country? | Tunisia |
| Turkish Straits are made up of | Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles |
| Where is Golan Heights? | Israel |
| cedar trees once covered | Lebanon |
| Where did Arab Spring begin? | Tunisia |
| largest country in Southwest Asia | Saudi Arabia |
| Where is Makkah? | Saudi Arabia |
| How many rivers are in Saudi Arabia? | none |
| Islamic republic | government run by Muslim religious leaders |
| capital of Egypt | Cairo |
| Wher have the Arab Spring revolts & violence gone on the longest? | Syria |
| What "red line" was crossed in Syria? | use of chemical weapons against his own people |
| Iran was once known as | Persia |
| lowest place on earth's surface | Dead Sea |
| Saudi Arabia holds what percentage of the world's oil? | 25% |
| delta | fan shaped are of land at the mouth a river |
