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WGeo 14

Chapters 21,22,23 vocabulary

TermDefinition
Agricultural revilution The change from nomadic hunting and gathering to farming that took place about 8000 B.C.
civilization An advanced culture
monotheism The belief in one God
protectorate An area that has its own government but is controlled by an outside power
Chaparral A type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes, or scrub
poaching illegal hunting
mosque An Islamic place of religious worship
muezzin In Islam a crier who calls the faithful to prayer five times a day
minaret A tall slender tower attached to a mosque
desalination plant the process of removing salr from seawater so that it can be used for drinking and irrigation
nomad A person who travels from place to place
trade deficit The situation in which a country imports more than it exports
trade surplus The situation in which a country exports more than it imports
Autonomy Independence
genocide the systematic killing or intentional destruction of a peole
nationalism Pride in one's nation; the desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation
chernozem A rich topsoil found in the Russian steppes and other mid-lattitude grass lands
yurt A round tent made of a wooden framework and covered with felt or skins
fundamentalism A set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of a sacred text
desertification The transformation of arable land into desert either naturally or through human intervention
mandate a commission from the League of Nations authorizing a nation to govern a territory
Zionist A member of a movement known as Zionism, founded to promot the establishment of an independent Jewish state
self-determination The right of a people to to decide their own political future
drip irrigation A process by which precisely controlled amounts of water drip directly onto plants from popes, thus preserving precious water resources in dry areas
potash A mineral used in explosives and fertilizer
Fertile Crescent A region in the Middle East where farming and first civilization developed
militia a citizen army
anarchy political disoreder and violence, lawlessness
embargo A severe restriction of trade with other countries
infrastructure The basic support facilities of a community or country such as roads and bridges, power plants and school
flaj system In the Arabian Peninsula an ancient system of underground and surface canals
secular worldly not relating to religion
shah the title of the former ruler of Iran
ayatollah a religious leader among Shiite muslims
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