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40 Cards in this Set
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Know The Capital: Turkey
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Ankara
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Know The Capital: Syria
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Damascus
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Know The Capital: Iran
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Tehran
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Know The Capital: Iraq
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Baghdad
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Know The Capital: Lebanon
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Beirut
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Know The Capital: Isreal
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Jerusalem
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Know The Capital: Jordan
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Amman
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Know The Capital: Saudi Arabia
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Riyadh
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Know The Capital: Kuwait
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Kuwait City
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Know The Capital: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Abu Dhabi
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Locate: Aegean Sea
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Left from Turkey but a tad bit down
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Locate: Caspian Sea
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Betweek Armenia and Turkmenistan
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Locate: Persian Gulf
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Between Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Iran
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Locate: Tigris River
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Between Baghdad and Iraq and above the Euphrates River
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Locate: Arabian Sea
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Below Oman to the left
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Locate: Dead Sea
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Between Jordan and Jerusalem and below the Jordan River
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Locate: Red Sea
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To the left of Saudi Arabia and Yemen and the Gulf of Aden
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Locate: Gulf of Aden
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Below Yemen and to the left of Socotra
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Locate: Rub' al-Khali
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South Saudi Arabia
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Locate: Black Sea
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Above Turkey, Armenia, and Georgia
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Locate: Euphrates River
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Below the Tigris River in Syria and Iraq
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Locate: Jordan River
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Above the Dead Sea
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Answer: What happened to the Aral Sea?
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The water is being diverted to iragate the sea it is shrinking and the people are taking it for drinking water
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Answer: The Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth's surface at 1,312 feet belowe sea level. Look at page 441 and list another part of this region that lies below sea level.
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Caspian Sea
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Answer: Based on the graphs on page 442, what city receives more precipitaion, Beirut or Tashkent?
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Beirut
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Answer: What are the two main ecosystems of Central and Southwest Asia?
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Temperate Grasslands and Desert Scrup
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Answer: Since water is a scarce resource across much of this region, where is the population concentrated mostly?
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Near Water
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Answer: What three religions developed in this region?
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Islamic
Christianity Judiasim |
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Answer: How is Jerusalem sacred to these three religions?
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Islam- Muhammad
Christianity- Jesus Jews- Promise Land |
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Answer: What are desalination plants?
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Evaporates seawater to obtain freshwater
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Answer: What does "Stan" mean?
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The land of
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Answer: What is the climate of these nations?
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Arid, Semiarid
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Answer: What is desertification?
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The extension of the desert landscape through the activities of people and livestock as well as climate changes
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Answer: When do many scientists predict the Aral Sea will disappear?
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2030
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Answer: In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait. Why did Iraq invade this country?
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It wanted a large portion of oil, and because of Saddam Hussein
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Answer: In 1991, who helped liberate Kuwait?
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United States
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Answer: Who styed in power in Iraq even after the Persain Gulf War?
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Saddam Hussein
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Answer: What is an embargo?
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A severe restriction on trade with other countries
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Answer: Who was removed from power after the U.S. and British troops invaded Iraq?
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Saddam Hussein
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Answer: What happend to Saddam Hussein?
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He was hung
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