Across
- 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jewish people.
- 7. a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East
- 10. soils deposited by surface water
- 12. landform shaped like a triangle, created by deposition of sediment that is carried by a river
- 16. a Muslim place of worship.
- 17. a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa.
- 20. a business that does work for a customer, and occasionally provides goods, but is not involved in manufacturing.
- 23. denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia
- 25. the process of removing salt from seawater
- 27. (especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
- 28. a chemical obtained from petroleum and natural gas.
Down
- 2. the action of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling
- 3. coexistence of the diverse races that exist around the world
- 4. a gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from the interior of a hill to a village below.
- 5. a nomadic Arab of the desert
- 6. person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God
- 8. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust
- 9. the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.
- 11. a rectangular stepped tower
- 13. peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate
- 14. the modern Persian language
- 15. a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found
- 18. a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.
- 19. the religion of the Muslims
- 21. is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia.
- 22. the organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- 23. the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
- 24. the bed or valley of a stream in regions of southwestern Asia and northern Africa
- 26. any grass that produces an edible grain, such as oat, rye, wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, and millet
