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| One of the world's most influential regions |
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| Northern Africa/Southwestern Asia |
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| World's first urban civilizations |
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| Three major religions originated here |
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| Judaism, Christianity, Islam |
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| N Africa - African and Eurasian plate colliding |
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| Arabian and Eurasian plates colliding |
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| mountains in Turkey and Iran |
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| Earthquakes and volcanoes |
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| barren, hard, rocky plateaus with very little sand |
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| large, shifting sand dune seas |
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| Bull's eye structure, Mauritania |
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| Does the sahara support life? |
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| no, but archaeological, fossil, and satellite evidence show that it once did. |
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| coastal areas, river valleys |
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| Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
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| shared by Turkey, Syria, and Iraq |
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| shared by Israel and Jordan |
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| Shared by Egypt and Sudan |
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| converted Persians, Turks, Indians |
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| Where are concentrations of people? |
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| Who has implemented slow growth policies? |
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| Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia |
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| most countries are highly urbanized |
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| developed because governments could not meet needs for low income housing |
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| historic centers of cities |
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| contains 65% of the worlds oil reserves |
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| Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
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| holds 46% of the world's reserves |
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| causes shortages of water for other countries |
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| coastal areas of Mediterranean and Red Seas, Persian Gulf, major river valleys |
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| Arab nations are (farming) |
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| acquiring farmland in other regions |
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| Who is is included in the Nile River Valley region? |
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| most populous Arab country |
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| Twice the area, half the population of Egypt |
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| strong international connections |
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| muhammad's power base in Saudi Arabia |
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| mountainous, earthquake prone |
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| Israel's population includes |
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| Jews, Israeli Arabs, Palestinian Arabs |
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| modern state created by the U.N. |
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| diversified, with a well educated work force. hi tech and full of manufacturing |
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| Includes Gaza and the West Bank |
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| 40% unemployment, 40% live in refugee camps |
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