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  1. 3. a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.
  2. 4. the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
  3. 5. an area made fertile by a source of freshwater in an otherwise dry and arid region.
  4. 8. an organization of countries that produce oil. It tries to develop a common policy and system of prices.
  5. 9. a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups.
  6. 10. Industry a business that does work for a customer, and occasionally provides goods, but is not involved in manufacturing.
  7. 11. Muslim place of worship.
  8. 12. Peninsula a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia consisting mainly of desert.
  9. 14. a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals known as livestock are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands for grazing, historically by nomadic people who moved around with their herds.
  10. 15. of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake also : of or relating to an earth vibration caused by something else (such as an explosion or the impact of a meteorite)
  11. 19. faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.
  12. 22. a gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from the interior of a hill to a village below.
  13. 24. the action of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling.
  14. 25. a nomadic Arab of the desert.
  15. 26. Gulf shallow marginal sea of the Indian Ocean that lies between the Arabian Peninsula and southwestern Iran.
  16. 27. a chemical obtained from petroleum and natural gas.
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  1. 1. a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East
  2. 2. the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly on clay tablets.
  3. 6. Delta wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.
  4. 7. a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.
  5. 12. Soil Deposit loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings.
  6. 13. Domestic Product the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.
  7. 16. any grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran.
  8. 17. Mountains a mountain range in NW Africa, extending through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
  9. 18. the monotheistic religion of the Jewish people.
  10. 20. the bed or valley of a stream in regions of southwestern Asia and northern Africa that is usually dry except during the rainy season and that often forms an oasis
  11. 21. a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.
  12. 23. the modern Persian language, a member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European family written in Arabic script.
  13. 24. the process of removing salt from seawater.