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Chapter 4
Middle East Today
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History
5th Grade
10/01/2013

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29,035 feet
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the altitude of Mt. Everest
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Arabian Peninsula
Definition
the largest peninsula in the world
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Arabic
Definition
the most prominent language in the Middle East
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Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
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important lines of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere
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Asia
Definition
the largest continent and the continent with the most people
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Caspian Sea
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the world's largest lake
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China
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the country with the most people
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David Ben-Gurion
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the first prime minister of Israel
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Everest
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the highest mountain in the world
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Gobi
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the world's coldest desert (outside of Antarctica)
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Henry Martyn
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a famous missionary to the Middle East
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Himalayas
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the world's highest mountain system
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Iran
Definition
once called Persia
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Istanbul
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the largest city in Turkey
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Lebanon
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the country known for its cedar trees in ancient times
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Mount Ararat
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the highest mountain peak in Turkey, where Noah's Ark is believed to have landed
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Mt. Everest
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the highest mountain in the world
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Muhammad
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the founder of Islam
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Russia
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the world's largest country
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Saudi Arabia
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the largest country in the Middle East
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Saudi Arabia and Iran
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the two largest oil producers in the Middle East
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Sinai Peninsula
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the triangular peninsula between Egypt and Israel, where the Israelites wandered for 40 years
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Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
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important lines of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere
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Turkey
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the peninsula of Asia Minor
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Zionism
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the movement to regather the Jews to their land
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capital of Iran
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Tehran
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capital of Iraq
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Baghdad
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capital of Israel
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Jerusalem
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capital of Jordan
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Amman
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capital of Lebanon
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Beirut
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capital of Saudi Arabia
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Riyadh
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capital of Syria
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Damascus
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capital of Turkey
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Ankara
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equator
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the line of latitude that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere
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fertile
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land that is able to grow crops
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hot and dry
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the climate of the Middle East
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latitude
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the imaginary lines on the earth that run east and west
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longitude
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the imaginary lines on the earth that run north and south
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oil
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the most important natural resource in the Middle East today
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plateaus
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areas of high, level land
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prime meridian
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steppes
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dry, grassy plains found between the desert and the Mediterranean lands
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the Koran
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the holy book of Islam
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