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20 Cards in this Set
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Where Muhammad rose into heaven
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Dome of the Rock
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landmass that is like a continent, only smaller
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subcontinent
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sacred city to Jews, Muslims, and Christians
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Jerusalem
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Practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above the ground to conserve water for crops
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drip irrigation
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converts oil into useful products
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oil refineries
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3,900 mi. from Tibet to the East China Sea
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distance of Change Jieng River
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lots of immigrants and a variety of Arab Muslim groups
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state of Israel
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low-lying tops of submerged vlocanoes, surrounded by coral reefs and shallow lagoons
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atoll
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The dominant religion of India
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Hinduism
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Earthly home of the goddess Ganga
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Ganges River
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An area in the deser where vegetation if found because water is available from an underground spring
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Oasis
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part of the cultural hearth
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Fertal Cressant
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High waters that swamp low-lying areas
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storm surges
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river beds that remain dry except during the rainy seasons
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Wadis
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island off the coast of China
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Hainin
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important mineral resource located here
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Xi-Jang
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purpose was to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine
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Zionism
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only remaining part of the Second Temple
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Western Wall
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One of the two main branches of Islam
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Sunni
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Holiest City of Islam
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Mecca
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