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WorksheetsMiddle East Geography Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Gaza Strip
The border area between Jordan and Israel
A coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea bordering Israel and Egypt
The disputed area of the Muslims and Palestinians
The area held by the Israelis
Irrigation
Underground tunnels in Southwest Asia that bring water from the hills to dry plains
The process of removing salt and other chemicals from the salt water
The process of using salt water for drinking water
Providing water for crops
Underground Aquifers
Underground tunnels in Southwest Asia that bring water from the hills to dry plains
The use of water wheels
Layers of underground rock where water runoff from rains and streams is trapped
Using pumps to gain access to fossil water
Drip irrigation
Watering fields
A system using computers, that measure out how much water each plant receives
Using hoses to water plants
Tapping fossil water
Desalination
The process of removing salt and other chemicals from the salt water
Providing water to crops
The drinking of salt water
The addition of salt to fossil water
Hydroelectric Power
The building of dams on rivers
The collection of river water behind a dam
Creating a reservoir lake on a river
Electricity produced from the energy of running water
OPEC
Operation of Petroleum Exporting Countries founded to set oil prices and polices
Original Petroleum Exporting Countries founded to set oil prices and policies
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries founded to set oil prices and policies
Organizing Petroleum Exporting Counties founded to set oil prices and policies
Nomads
Sunni Muslims
People who hunt and gather
People who move from place to place, usually traveling by camel, looking for water or food
People who live on the areas surrounding the desert
Subsistence Farming
Growing food to provide for the sustenance (that which sustains life; nourishment, food) of your family
Growing enough food to sell at the farmer's market
Growing food to sell to the government
A government coop that grows food
Qanats
Underground tunnels in Southwest Asia that bring water from the hills to dry plains
Layers of untapped fossil water
Layers of underground rock where water runoff from rains and streams is trapped
Underground lake
