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1. In March 2002 - Israeli military forces invaded Palestinian-ruled areas of the ____ ____.






2. Ocean streams that are propelled by prevailing winds and earth rotation. They flow clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter clockwise below the equator.






3. To be a senator - you have to have lived in the state you are representing for how long?






4. Al Awlaki's father has filed a lawsuit against which two people?






5. Half of a sphere






6. What 3 countries have rules been kicked out?






7. The man who set out to conquer the world - and ended up conquering Asia Minor - Syria - Palestine - and Egypt. He defeated the Persians.






8. How many (%) of people are Jewish in Israel?






9. In WWI - the ottoman empire sided with ____.






10. In January 1990 - the president of Turkey began filling the ___ reservoir with water from the Euphrates.






11. Which ocean isn't in the Western Hemisphere?






12. OPEC






13. The capital for the Ottomans






14. Who were called during the fire?






15. The four seasons of the year occur in which earth zone?






16. Father of the Church






17. Al Awlaki's father has filed a lawsuit against which two people?






18. Seven-branched candleholder






19. Belief in One God






20. Early in the cold war - the soviet union backed communist rebels into this country.






21. What 2 countries is the Haqqani Network in?






22. What are the second - third - and fourth biggest majority ethnic groups in the middle east?






23. The year that the Abassid Dynasty was created.






24. Delivers a measured amount of water to each plant.






25. In 1994 - Israel and what country signed a peace treaty?






26. How deep does earth's crust go?






27. The conflict between limited resources and unlimited need.






28. This document said that the congress will have 2 houses - one based on Population and one based on equality.






29. The Egyptian leader who signed the Camp David accords - shot in 1981.






30. Israel captured these lands after the 6 day war.






31. Which earth zone is the largest and hottest?






32. The pres+VP are a part of what location of power?






33. To set oneself' on fire






34. In this year - the 6 day war was fought with 6 countries.






35. A government that seeks to subordinate the individual to the state by controlling not only all political and economic matters - but the attitudes - values - and beliefs of its population.






36. A circular coral island that encloses a lagoon - normally formed on top of submerged volcanoes. (i.e: bikini in the marshall islands)






37. Capital for the Seljuk Turks






38. What are the Islamic people's five duties called?






39. Desert Nomads - literally meaining 'People of the tent'.






40. Under the Oslo Accords - Israel and the PLO said they would _____ ____ ___.






41. Mass uprising by Palestinians in territories held by Israel.






42. Jesus was born here






43. We now call Australia by this name.






44. These 5 countries are the permanent 5 on the security council.






45. By this year - Palestinians in the occupied lands had grown frustrated by years of Israeli military rule.






46. Israel Prime minister that was assasinated - and was thought to be the last chance at peace.






47. What are the 3 questions every economy must answer?






48. In 1993 - hopes for peace revived when Israel and the PLO agreed to this accords.






49. The law to declare something uncostitunial is what constiutional law?






50. Early in the cold war - the soviet union backed communist rebels into this country.







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