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30 Cards in this Set
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Name one important line of latitude in the northern hemisphere
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Arctic Circle or Tropic of Cancer
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Name one important line of latitude in the southern hemisphere
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Tropic of Capricorn or aunt Arctic Circle
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Which important line of latitude divides the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere
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Equator
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From which important line of longitude are the meridians used to measure east or west
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Prime Meridian
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The largest continent
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Asia
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The world largest lake
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Caspian Sea
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The world's highest mountain system
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Himalayas
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The altitude of Mount Everest
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29,035 feet
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The country with the most people
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China
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The highest mountain in the world
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Everest
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Which peninsula is the largest in the world?
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Arabian
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What is the highest mountain peak in Turkey, where Noah's Ark is believed to have landed?
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Mount Ararat
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Which brave best describes the climate of the middle east?
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Hot and dry
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The most important natural resource in the middle east today
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Oil
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Land that is able to grow crops
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Fertile
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The peninsula of Asia minor is called
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Turkey
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The triangular peninsula between Egypt and Israel is the
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Sinai Peninsula
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The largest city in Turkey
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Istanbul
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The first prime minister Israel
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David Ben-Gurion
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The movement to regather the Jews to their land is known as
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Zionism
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Mohammed was the founder of
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Islam
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Areas of high, level land
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Plateaus
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A famous missionary to the middle east
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Henry Martyn
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Which language is dominant in the middle east?
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Arabic
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What is the largest country in the Middle East?
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Saudi Arabia
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What country was known for its Cedars in ancient times?
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Lebanon
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What is the holy book of Islam called?
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The Koran
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What are the two largest oil producer is in the Middle East?
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Saudi Arabia, Iran
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Which Middle Eastern country was once called Persia?
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Iran
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In what year did Israel become a nation?
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1948
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