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32 Cards in this Set
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Absolute Location |
Provides a definite reference to locate a place |
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Relative Location |
Describes a place surrounding an enviroment |
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Region |
An Area united or shared by more then one charecteristic |
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Formal |
Designated by official boundaries |
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Functional |
Designated by their connections with the goverment |
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Perceived/Vernacular |
Based on opinions or perceptions of an area |
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Prehistory |
Before written history |
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Sunni |
Majority of Islam that follow the first 4 caliphs |
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Shi'a |
Minority of Islam Believe in Heredity of Caliphs |
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Caliph |
Successor or Deity political or Religious Leader of Muslim Government |
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Shari'a |
Body of law governing the lives of Muslims |
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Thoecracy |
Form of government with a Religious Leader |
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Monarchy |
Form of Government Ruler has Heredity Right to rule |
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Dictatorship |
Self appointed ruler |
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Socialism |
Production and Distrubution controlling Goverment |
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Communism |
Single totalianism Controlls Economy |
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Democracy |
Ruled by the people |
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Sultan |
Overlord One with power |
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Janissaries |
Elite force of 30,000 soldiers |
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Mandate System |
Legal status of transferring countries |
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Geopolitics |
A foreign policy based on a consideration of the strategic location |
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Crimean War |
Conflict lasting 1853-1856 Ottoman vs Russia |
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Colonislism |
Control or governing influence of a nation |
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Decolonization |
The undoing of colonization |
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Palestine Liberation Organization |
Organization working to establishment of an idependent palestine state |
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Camp David Accords |
First signed agreement between Israeli and Arab country |
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Intifada |
Palestine campaign about disobedience |
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Oslo Peace Accords |
1993 Israeli prime minister granted Palestinian self role of Gaza strip and West Bank |
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Embargo |
Partial or complete prohibition of commerence/trade |
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Terrorism |
Political belief that extreme/random violence |
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Isalationism |
Policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups |
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Interventionism |
A Policy or non-defensive (Proactive) activity undertaken by a nation state |
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