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  1. 5. Crescent an agricultural region extending from the Levant to Iraq
  2. 9. Delta a landform created by deposition of sediment that is carried by a river
  3. 11. the action of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling.
  4. 12. a gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from the interior of a hill to a village below
  5. 13. Soil Deposit a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds.
  6. 14. a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.
  7. 15. the monotheistic religion of the Jewish people
  8. 19. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
  9. 21. a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.
  10. 23. a nomadic Arab of the desert.
  11. 25. the quality or style characteristic of pastoral writing
  12. 27. Domestic Product the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.
  13. 29. Peninsula strategically important for its oil resources
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  1. 1. a chemical obtained from petroleum and natural gas.
  2. 2. the process of removing salt from seawater.
  3. 3. the modern Persian language, a member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European family written in Arabic script
  4. 4. Industry a business that does work for a customer, and occasionally provides goods, but is not involved in manufacturing.
  5. 6. Diversity refers to the presence of people from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds or identities
  6. 7. Gulf a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between SW Iran and Arabia
  7. 8. the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
  8. 10. the religion of the Muslims
  9. 16. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
  10. 17. a Muslim place of worship.
  11. 18. denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.
  12. 20. Grains A cereal is any grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain
  13. 22. Mountains a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert
  14. 24. a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found.
  15. 26. a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.
  16. 28. a valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season.