Geog Unit 6 Sw & Central Asia

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independence

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autonomy

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they systematic kiling or intentional destruction of a people

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genocide

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the desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation

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nationalism

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a rich topsoil in kazakhstan

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chernozem

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a set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpertation od a sacred text

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Fundamentalism

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the extension of the desert through the activities of people and animals as well as climate changes

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desertification

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land to be governed by an outside power on behalf of the League of Nations until it was ready for independence

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mandate

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the right to decide their own ppolitical future

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self-determination

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named after a hill in Jeruslame (Zion) which the Jews prayed to return to

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Zionists

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letting water drip onto plants in an effort to conserve water

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drip-irrigation

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a mineral used in fertilizers to table-salt

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potash

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Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq made up the center of the Ancient Middle East know as

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Fertile Cresent

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citizen army

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militia

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meaning lawlessness

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anarchy

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to impose severe restrictions of trade on a country

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embargo

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removing salt from sea water

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desalination

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acronym for Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

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OPEC

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a countrie's basic support facilities: roads, schools, airports, seaports, nd communication systems

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infrastucture

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an ancient system of underground and surface canals that carried water

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falaj system

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a government run without religious influence

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secular

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ruler

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shah

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name for conservative religious leaders in Iran

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ayatollahs

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a material in the natural environment that people value and use to satisfy their needs.

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Natural resources

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a natural resource that continues to recharge or replace as it is used

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renewable resource

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a natural resource that cannot be replaced once it is used

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nonrenewable resource

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any one of several nonrenewable mineral resources formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals and used for fuel

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fossil fuels

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A type of energy produced by fussion- the splitting of unrainium atoms in a nuclear reactor, releasing stored emergy

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nuclear energy

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Energy produced from falling water to move machinery or generate electricity

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water power

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Energy produced from the Earth's intense interior heat

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Geothermal energy

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Energy produced by the sun

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SOLAR POWER/ENERGY

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An item that is sent out of the country for sale

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export

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he latest, most advanced kind, or using the most advanced equipment and techniques available, develpoing modern homes and cities.

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Modernization

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or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid found in rock formations in the Earth

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petroleum

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Turkey to the South, Geogia to the East, Ukrain to the North, Bulgaria, and Romania to the West of this body of water

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Black Sea

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This boby of waterhas the Caucasus Mts. to the West, Iran to the South and Kazakhstan to the East.

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Caspian Sea

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The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers empty into this gulf

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Persian Gulf

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The Gulf of Aden is to the South and the Gulsdf of Suez is to the North of the Sea.

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Red Sea

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Off the coast of Aden and Somalia is this gulf.

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Gulf of Aden

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This sea is west of India, east of Arabia Peninsula and north of the India Ocean.

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Arabia Sea

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The third largest Ocean with 26,500,000 sq. miles south of India

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Indian Ocean

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An landlocked saltwater lake that has had its water diverted. It has been reduced to salf flats and is considered to be dying.

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Aral Sea

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This small beautiful sea is off the west coast of Turkey and east of Greece.

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Agean Sea

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This river runs throught the city of Baghdad in Iraq and is considered one of the two great rivers in the fertile cresent

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Tigris River

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This river runs south of the Tigris River and is considered one of the two great rivers in the fertile cresent

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Euphrates River

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This river runs between the Red Sae and the Sea of Galilee.

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Jordan River

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The shores of this saltwater sea are the lowest elevaton on the earth's surface which is located between Israel and Jordan.

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Dead Sae

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The largest freshwater lake in Israel.

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Sea of Galilee

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More appropriately know as the Arabian Subcontinent, it lies between Africa and Asia.

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Arabian Peninsula

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also known as the Persian plateau it is a geological formation in Southwest Asia and Southern Asia

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Plateau of Iran

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a mountain range stretching between and north-western Pakistan and eastern and central Afghanistan.

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Hindu Kush

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a mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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Khyber Pass

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are the largest mountain range in Iran and Iraq

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Zagros Mountains

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a mountain system in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region

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Caucasus Mountains

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lies on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Egypt on the south-west and Israel on the south, east and north.

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Gaza Strip

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is a landlocked territory and is the eastern part of the Palestinian territories; on the west bank of the River Jordan in the Middle East.

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West Bank

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is a strategic plateau and mountainous region at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains and remains a highly contested land straddling the borders of Syria and Israel.

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Golan Heights

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is a triangular peninsula in Egypt. It lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, forming a land bridge between Africa and Southwest Asia.

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Sinai Peninsula