Geography Terms

3. oil unrefined petroleum.
8. River a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing southeast through Baghdad to the Euphrates in SE Iraq
10. beneath the surface of the ground.
11. River The Jordan River is a 251-kilometre-long river in the Middle East that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and on to the Dead Sea
13. plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat.
16. The removal of salt or other chemicals from something, such as seawater or soil.
18. Flat areas of flat land covered with a layer of salt.
19. abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.

1. an industrial installation where a substance is refined.
2. the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
4. al-Khali a desert in S Arabia, N of Hadhramaut and extending from Yemen to Oman. About 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km).
5. River a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
6. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
7. Heights a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing southeast through Baghdad to the Euphrates in SE Iraq
9. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
12. water Fossil water or paleowater is an ancient body of water that has been contained in some undisturbed space, crude oil
14. a fertile spot in a desert where water is found.
15. the part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land.
16. irrigation Drip irrigation is defined as any watering system that delivers a slow moving supply of water at a gradual rate directly to the soil.
17. Sea Salt lake on the border between Israel and Jordan. Note: Its shore, at approximately thirteen hundred feet below sea level, is the lowest point of dry land on Earth.