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19 Cards in this Set
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delta
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area formed from soil deposited by a river at its mouth
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silt
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small particles of rich soil
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oasis
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a green area in a desert fed by underground water
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aquifers
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underground rock layers that store large amounts of water
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dictator
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an all-powerful leader
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terroism
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against the United states and its goals
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secular
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nonnational election
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constitutional monarchy
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government in which a kind or queen is the official head of the state, but elected officials run the government
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mosques
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places of worship for the followers of Islam
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kibbutz
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were properties are shared
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moshav
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share farming, production, and selling, but each may have there own private property as well
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bedouin
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nomadic desert people who follow a traditional way of life
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wadi
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dry riverbeds filled by rain water from rare down pours
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desalinization
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takes salt out of seawater
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hajj
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a person who is musslim that at least once in their life go to makkah
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alluvial plain
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an area built up by rich fertile soil left from the floods
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embargo
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an order that restricts trade with another country
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shahs
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empire ruled by a king
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islamic republic
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a government run by the musslims religous leaders
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