U.S. chapter 4 Flashcards
1
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Arabian Peninsula
A
largest peninsula in the world
2
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Asia minor
A
the peninsula in turkey
3
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plateaus
A
areas of high level land
4
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Mount Ararat
A
Noah’s Ark was here
5
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Mediterranean climate
A
hot dry summers and cool winters with some rain
6
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steppe climate
A
dry grassy plains with little rainfall
7
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fertile
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able to grow crops
8
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Dromedaries
A
one humped Arabian camels
9
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most people in the Middle East are Arabs who speak
A
Arabic language
10
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sheik
A
a head of the tribe
11
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the worlds three most influential religions
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Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
12
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Natural Resources
A
riches of the earth