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23 Cards in this Set
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savanna
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broad grassland in the Tropics with few trees.
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tundra
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vast rolling, treeless plain in high latitude climates in which only the top few inches of ground thaw in summer
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lithosphere
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The outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle, approximately 100 km (62 mi.) thick.
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hydrosphere
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the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere.
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biosphere
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the ecosystem comprising the entire earth and the living organisms that inhabit it.
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Knesset
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the unicameral parliament of Israel.
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kibbutz
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settlement in Israel where the people share property and produce goods
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moshav
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settlement in Israel where people share property but also can own private property
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Hizbollah
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a Shiite terrorist organization
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Hamas
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a Palestinian Islamic movement engaged in grass-roots organizing and terrorism against Israel.
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dike
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high banks of soil built around rivers to control floods
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hangul
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the Korean alphabetic writing system, introduced in the 15th century, containing 14 consonants and 11 vowels.
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shogun
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military leader in early Japan
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junta
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A group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power
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terraced field
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strips of land cut out of a hillside like stair steps so the land can hold water and be used for farming
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dzong
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Bhudist center of prayer and study in Bhutan
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remuneration
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Payment or compensation received for services or employment
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invoke
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to cause, call forth, or bring about
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asylum
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a temporary refuge
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remedy
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something that corrects, removes, heals, or relieves
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lagoon
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shallow pool of water surrounded by reefs sandbars, and atolls
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atoll
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low-lying ring-shaped island that surrounds a lagoon
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samurai
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powerful land-owning warriors in Japan
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