The Arabian Peninsula and India

A portion of land nearly surrounded by water.

• Peninsula

• Monsoon

• Shamal

• Shia

A branch of Islam that regards the first four successors of Muhammad as his rightful successors.

• Hajj

• Shia

• Sunni

• Ibadhism

Excessively dry.

• Simoom

• Monsoon

• Dune

• Arid

A hot, dry, suffocating wind that blows from time to time in the Arabian Peninsula.

• Simoom

• Monsoon

• Dune

• Arid

A seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer and cooler, dry air from inland in winter.

• Simoom

• Monsoon

• Dune

• Arid

A branch of Islam that regards Muhammad's son-in-law Ali and the imams as his rightful successors.

• Hajj

• Shia

• Sunni

• Ibadhism

The removal of salt from seawater or from brackish groundwater to make it usable for drinking and irrigation.

• Desalination

• Geopolitics

• Choke point

• Sheikdom

Is a landform composed of hard, ancient rocks.

• Desalination

• Geopolitics

• Shield

• Sheikdom

In India, a group that defines one's occupation and social position.

• Karma

• Mercantilism

• Jati

• Panchayat

In Hindu belief, the sum of good and bad actions in one's present and past lives.

• Karma

• Mercantilism

• Jati

• Panchayat