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Middle East Geography
Covers 7th Grade Georgia Standards
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Geography
7th Grade
09/09/2011

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desalination
Definition
removal of salt from sea water
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standard of living
Definition
how well-off people are
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water rights
Definition
laws about who can use water
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aquifer
Definition
underground layer of rock and sand that holds water
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Hormuz
Definition
strait that connects the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea
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ground water
Definition
water that is stored in aquifers
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nonrenewable
Definition
a resource that humans cannot replace; it takes nature millions of years to replace it
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Kurds
Definition
ethnic group found in the mountains of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran; want their own country
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Mesopotamia
Definition
'land between the rivers' found between the Tigris and Euphrates
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Red Sea
Definition
body of water between Saudi Arabia and Egypt
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Tigris
Definition
body of water that starts in the mountains of Turkey and flows through Turkey and Iraq
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Euphrates
Definition
river that starts in the mountains of Turkey that is a disputed water source for Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
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