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13 Cards in this Set
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Caucasus Mts
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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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a mountain range across a northern stretch of Africa extending about 2500 km
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Arabian Peninsula
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a land mass situated north-east of Africa
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Persian Gulf
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an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran (Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula
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Sinai Peninsula
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a triangular peninsula in Egypt about 60000 km2 (23000 sq mi) in area
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Dead Sea
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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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the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea
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Aral Sea
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a lake that lay between Kazakhstan (Aktobe and Kyzylorda provinces) in the north and Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan, in the south
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Nile River
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a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world
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Tigris River
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the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates
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Euphrates River
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the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia
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Sahara
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The world's largest hot desert and second largest desert, after Antarctica
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Pastoralism
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Pastoral farming is the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock
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