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22 Cards in this Set
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Brain Drain
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Brain Drain- The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or richer countries
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Cultural Hearth
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Cultural Hearth- The location in which a particular culture has evolved
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Domestication
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Domestication- Adaptation to intimate association with human beings
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Exotic River
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Exotic River- A river that flows through desert terrain
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Fertile Crescent
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Fertile Crescent- A crescent shaped area in the Middle East containing fertile soil
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Fossil Water
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Fossil Water- Ancient reserves of underground water. Not renewable
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Hydropolitics
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Hydropolitics- Also known as water politics is politics affected by the availability of water and water resources
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Islamic Funamentalism
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Islamic Fundamentalism- Religious ideologies seen as advocating a return to the "fundamentals" of Islam
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Islamism
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Islamism- I`deologies holding that Islam is not only a religion but also a political system
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Maghreb
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Maghreb- The region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia
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Medina
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Medina- A city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
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Monotheism
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Monotheism- The belief in a single God
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Ottoman Empire
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Ottoman Empire- Empire started in the 13th and 14th century by Turkish tribes and ended in the 20th century. It spread from the Middle East to North Africa
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Palestinian Authority
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Palestinian Authority- The administrative organization established to govern of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
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Pastoral Nomadism
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Pastoral Nomadism- Form of agriculture where livestock are herded either seasonally or continuously in order to find fresh pastures on which to graze
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Physiological Density
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Physiological Density- The total population / the amount of arable land
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Qanat System
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Qanat System- Water management system used to provide a reliable supply of water to human settlements and for irrigation in hot, arid and semi-arid climates
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Shiite
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Shiite- A member of the Shi'a branch of Islam
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Suez Canal-
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Suez Canal- A ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
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Sunni
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Sunni- Largest branch of Islam. Accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad
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Theocratic State
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Theocratic State- A government ruled by or subject to religious authority.
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Transhumance
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Transhumance- Transfer of livestock from one grazing ground to another, as from lowlands to highlands, with the changing of seasons
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