Chapter 17 Vocab

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Caucasus Mts

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is a mountain system in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region

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Atlas Mts

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is a mountain range across a northern stretch of Africa extending about 2,500 km (1,600 mi) through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia

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Arabian Peninsula

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is a land mass situated north-east of Africa

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Persian Gulf

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is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran (Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula

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Sinai Peninsula

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is a triangular peninsula in Egypt about 60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi) in area

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Dead Sea

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is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west.

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Caspian Sea

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is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area

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Aral Sea

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was a lake that lay between Kazakhstan (Aktobe and Kyzylorda provinces) in the north and Karakalpakstan,

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Nile River

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is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa

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Tigris River

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is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia

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Euphrates River

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is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia

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Sahara

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is the world's largest hot desert and second largest desert, after Antarctica

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Pastoralism

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is the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock