Chapter 18 Southwest Asia (A)

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Turkey has coasts on the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

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True

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The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are often considered parts of the same river system.

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True

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By about A.D. 800, Islam extended from northern Africa into most of France.

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False

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Israel controls the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

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True

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The population of Southwest Asia is less than that of the United States.

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False

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one area at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict

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West Bank

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landform created by sediment deposited during floods

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alluvial plain

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one of two main branches of Islam

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Sunni

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holy month of fasting for Muslims

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Ramadan

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streambed that is dry for much of the year

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