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Chapter 4

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afforestation   converting previously unforested land to forest by planting trees or seeds.  
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aridity   climate with insufficient moisture to support trees or woody plants.  
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Balfour Declaration   1917 British mandate that required the establishment of a Jewish national homeland.  
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desertification   process by which arid and semiarid lands become degraded and less productive, leading to more desertlike conditions.  
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guest worker   a foreigner who is permitted to work in another country on a temporary basis.  
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hajj   pilgrimage to Mecca required of all Muslims.  
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import substitution   process by which domestic producers provide goods or services that were formerly bought from foreign producers.  
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informal economy   economic activities that take place beyond official record and not subject to formalized systems of regulation or remuneration (e.g., street selling, petty crime).  
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intifada   the violent uprising of Palestinians against the rule of Israel in the Occupied Territories.  
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Islam   religion that is based on submission to God's will according to the Qur'an.  
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Islamism   anti-colonial, anti-imperialist, and overall anticore political movement.  
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jihad   sacred struggle or striving to carry out God's will according to the tenets of Islam.  
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kinship   shared notion of relationship among members of a group often but not necessarily based on blood, marriage, or adoption  
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massif   mountainous block of Earth's crust bounded by faults or folds and displaced as a unit.  
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Muslim   member of the Islamic religion.  
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nationalist movement   organized groups of people, sharing common elements of culture, such as language, religion, or history, who wish to determine their own political affairs.  
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nationalization   process of converting key industries from private to governmental organization and control.  
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oasis   spot in the desert made fertile by the availability of surface water.  
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petrodollar   revenues generated by the sale of oil.  
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transhumance   movement of herds according to seasonal rhythms: warmer, lowland areas in the winter, and cooler, highland areas in the summer.  
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tribe   form of social identity created by groups who share a common set of ideas about collective loyalty and political action.  
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world religion   belief system with worldwide adherents.  
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Zionism   movement whose chief objective has been the establishment for the Jewish people of a legally recognized home in Palestine.  
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