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13 Cards in this Set
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Caucasus Mts.
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The Caucasus Mountains is a mountain system in Eurasia between the Black Sea ... While clearly not a scientific definition, most mountain climbers consider Mt.
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Atlas Mts.
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system of ranges and plateaus of northwest Africa extending from southwest Morocco to northern Tunisia between the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean
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Arabian Peninsula
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a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources.
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Persian Gulf
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An arm of the Arabian Sea, to which it is connected by the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman.
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Sinai Peninsula
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a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea.
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Dead Sea
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A salt lake or inland sea in the Jordan valley. Its surface is 1,300 feet (400 m) below sea level.
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Caspian Sea
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A large landlocked salt lake, bounded by Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Iran. The world's largest body of inland
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Aral Sea
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An inland sea in central Asia, on the border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
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Nile River
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the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley...
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Tigris River
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Tigris: an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River.
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Euphrates River
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river of southwestern Asia that rises in Turkey and flows for 1,700 miles (2,736 km) through Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris River
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Sahara
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the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa.
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Pastoralism
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Pastoralism or pastoral farming is the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock. It is animal husbandry
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