Middle East / North Africa

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Across
  1. 1. type of government seen in egypt
  2. 4. sea that borders the arabian peninsula
  3. 7. a major natural resource found in the middle east and north africa along with natural gas
  4. 13. process of removing salt from water
  5. 19. middle eastern country that suffers from earthquakes due to its location near a major fault line
  6. 21. this is the right of a group to have its own independent nation
  7. 22. saddam hussein was captured by american troops after committing acts of _____
  8. 24. landscape that covers the majority of the middle east and north africa
  9. 26. large temples found in mesopotamia
  10. 27. religious group that often has conflicts with muslims over borders between iraq and iran
  11. 29. major religion in the middle east and north africa along with judaism and christianity
  12. 30. afghanistan was ruled by the _____ until the u.s. intervened in 2001
Down
  1. 2. groups of people that were left without a home as a result of arabs and jews fighting
  2. 3. religious group that was allowed to settle in israel as a result of government legislation
  3. 5. considered the saltiest sea on earth
  4. 6. this is what drove jews out of their homeland initially
  5. 8. a quarter of the world's _____ comes from the arabian peninsula
  6. 9. the largest desert in the world
  7. 10. the government found in this country would be a military dictatorship
  8. 11. el azizia, libya has the _____ recorded temperature in the world
  9. 12. fertile areas of a desert that provide water for farming
  10. 14. country that is considered a major trade link between africa and asia
  11. 15. middle eastern country with populated cities such as jerusalem, tel aviv, and haifa
  12. 16. the longest river in the world
  13. 17. a mineral which is found in 97% of the world's water, making it unusable
  14. 18. language primarily spoken by iranians and afghanis
  15. 20. during the _____ gulf war, iraq invaded kuwait
  16. 23. last name of the iraq leader who invaded kuwait in 1990, leading to u.s. involvement
  17. 25. percentage of petroleum resources located near the persian gulf
  18. 28. religious group that did not want jews near israel