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World Cultures North Africa Southwest Asia And Central Asia

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1. Often follow straight lines and do no account for natural and cultural features (exist between Libya - Egypt - and Algeria)






2. Adapting plants and animals from the wild for such uses as food - clothing - and transportation






3. Adapting plants and animals from the wild for such uses as food - clothing - and transportation






4. Economic goods






5. A fixed limit or extent defined along physical geographic features such as mountains and rivers






6. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






7. The raising and grazing of livestock






8. Islamic law

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9. A ban on trade






10. Suitable for farming






11. The primary gateway for Arabs migrating to North Africa






12. A ban on trade






13. Often follow straight lines and do no account for natural and cultural features (exist between Libya - Egypt - and Algeria)






14. Food grains such as barley - oats - and wheat






15. Products derived from petroleum or natural gas






16. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






17. Princes






18. Messengers






19. Afghan freedom fighters






20. A belief in the right of an ethnic group to have its own independent country






21. Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets






22. Large - mud-brick temples shaped like pyramids






23. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






24. Afghan freedom fighters






25. Underground layers of porous rock - grave - or sand that contain water






26. Princes






27. A distinct group of people who are isolated from the main or larger part of the country






28. A place in the desert where underground water surfaces






29. Pilgrimage






30. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia






31. Petroleum that has not yet been refined






32. A territory that is culturally or ethnically different from surrounding larger cultures






33. Underground canals






34. The area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers






35. Underground layers of porous rock - grave - or sand that contain water






36. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






37. Groups of people who move from place to place depending on the season and availability of grass for grazing and water






38. Underground canals






39. Food grains such as barley - oats - and wheat






40. A chemical used in fertilizers






41. A fixed limit or extent defined along physical geographic features such as mountains and rivers






42. Basic urban necessities such as streets and utilities






43. Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain






44. Territories ruled by an Islamic religious leader






45. Deserts






46. A process by which salt is removed from seawater






47. The largest desert in the world which covers most of North Africa






48. Being almost or entirely surrounded by land






49. A form of Islam practiced in Oman






50. Large - agricultural region including Mesopotamia