Middle East/North Africa Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Boundaries that often follow straight lines and not natural features
  2. 3. Organization of countries in the Middle East/North Africa that regulate oil prices and trade
  3. 5. Early civilization that was located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  4. 11. Climate region defined by 10 inches or less of precipitation in a single year
  5. 12. One of the two main branches of Islam
  6. 14. World's largest desert (excluding poles)
  7. 15. Connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea
  8. 16. The belief in one god
Down
  1. 1. A country's largest city that is also its most important cultural and economic center
  2. 4. Largest inland body of water in the world
  3. 6. Africa's longest mountain range
  4. 7. Place where water surfaces in a desert
  5. 8. Country that is considered a part of both Europe and Asia (not Russia)
  6. 9. This country was formed as a safe haven for Jews following the events of the Holocaust
  7. 10. The raising and grazing of livestock
  8. 13. Longest river in the world