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tierra templada
the mildest altitude and most comfortable zone is ___
Spanish, Indian
people of mixed __ and __ ancestry are called mestizos
plateaus
___ dominate the landmass of Mexico
United States
The _____ oversaw the completion of the panama canal
Angel Falls
The highest waterfall in the world is ___
Quechua
___ is the most widely used native language in South America
Chile
___ has the world’s only natural deposits of sodium nitrate
low plains
The Pampas are Argentina’s _____
rose
Ecuador leads the world in ___ production
Mecca
Muhammad was born in ____ (city)
Kurds
the ___ live in Iran, Turkey, Iraq and Syria
Egypt
God delivered the Jews from ___ as remembered by the Passover
Jews
___ follow Judaism
sykes-picot
the ____ agreement stated that French would control Syria, Great Britain would control Palestine
mcmahon-hussien
the ____ agreement stated that purely “Arab“ lands would return to Arab nationals
balfour
the ___ agreement stated the Jews would receive homeland in Palestine
sykes-picot
the ____ agreement was seen as the turning point between western and Arab relations
Yom Kippur
the holiest day of the Jewish year is ___
Rosh Hashanah
______ is the Jewish new year
Torah
Shavuot (Pentecost) celebrates the giving of the ___ to mankind according to Judaism
conservative
____ Judaism is considered a ‘middle ground‘
reform
___ Judaism believes the Torah perhaps might not be divine
orthodox
___ Judaism believes that all commandments should be observed
Georgia
___ has the deepest cave in the world
steppes
unforested grasslands are called ____
enclave
a country or portion of a country surrounded by another country is called an ___
exclave
land separated from the main body of a country it belongs to is called an ___
autonomous regions
areas of a country that have been allowed self-rule are called ________
Afghanistan
____ produces 90% of the world’s opium
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