| MIDDLEEAST | Region including Egypt, Israel, etc. |
| TOURISM | Primary economic resource for Hawaii, Israel, etc. (7) |
| NILE | River flowing some 4,258 miles through 11 countries including Egypt, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Kenya (4) |
| PERSIA | Country which, 2500 years ago, had the world's largest empire to that time, including Egypt and Turkey (6) |
| ARABIC | The official language of many countries, including Egypt and Tunisia (6) |
| CAUCASUS | Region including Georgia, Armenia, etc |
| KARST | Characteristic scenery of a limestone region, including underground streams, gorges, etc |
| NEAREAST | Region including Lebanon |
| GAUL | Ancient region including modern-day France |
| SWISSALPS | Region including the Matterhorn |
| BAYAREA | Region including Napa |
| PACIFICRIM | Socioeconomic region including Singapore and Japan |
| TUAREG | Timbuktu, a region including nomadic people (6) |
| INNERSPACE | Region including Earth's atmosphere |
| DEEPSOUTH | Region including Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana |
| WESTMIDLANDS | Region including Birmingham |
| OCEANIA | Pacific region including Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia |
| UMBRIA | Italian region including Assisi (6) |
| MELANESIA | Region including Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji |
| ARENA | Region including new stadium (5) |
