Middle East Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.
  2. 4. a sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government.
  3. 7. the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
  4. 9. control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly.
  5. 10. a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found.
Down
  1. 1. water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.
  2. 3. piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
  3. 5. dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
  4. 6. (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.
  5. 8. a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.