WGH Chapter 21 Terms

3. an area that receives little to no rainfall
4. oil that has not been processed
9. the most important river that runs through baghdad
13. the most important western most river in southwest asia
14. riverbeds that are wet only in the rainy season
15. a method developed by Israelis that uses small pipes which slowly drip water onto plants
17. where the tigris and euphrates rivers meet
18. river in iraq
19. the gulf just outside of Saudi Arabia
20. also called al jawlan, it is a hilly plateau overlooking the river Jordan

1. the river that jesus was baptized in
2. a place that takes crude oil and purifies it so it can be used
5. also known as the empty quarter and the "place where no one comes out"
6. a small body of water found in the middle of the desert sometimes surrounded by brush
7. one of the worlds saltiest bodies of water
8. the mountain on which the river jordan flows
10. when salt is removed from the ocean water
11. when winds blow away all moisture from land and leave only the sand soil and salt
12. water pumped from underground aquifers
16. the reason the US was interested in the middle east