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chapter 17 &18
chapter 17 &18 notes
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Geography
7th Grade
12/15/2009

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Phosphates
Definition
Mineral salts containing phosphorus
Used to make fertilizer
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Asphalt
Definition
Dark tarlike material
Used to pave roads
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Secular
Definition
Religion kept separate from the government
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Disapora
Definition
The scattering of the Jewish population
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Zionism
Definition
A movement that began among European Jews for them to establish a country or community in Palestine
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Mandate
Definition
Former territories of the defeated nations of world war 1
Controlled by other countries
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Exotic rivers
Definition
Rivers that begin in humid regions & then flow through areas
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Wadis
Definition
Dry steambeds
nomads get water here by digging shallow wells into wadis
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Fossil water
Definition
water that is not replaced by rainfall
Is the ground water used in wells
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Muslims
Definition
Followers of Islam
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Caliph
Definition
Religious and political leader
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Sunni
Definition
Largest branch of Islam
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Shia
Definition
Second largest branch of Islam
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Qur'an
Definition
Holy book of Islam
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OPEC
Definition
Organization of Petroleum Exploring Countries
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Embargo
Definition
Limit on trade
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Shah
Definition
King
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Theocracy
Definition
Government ruled by religious leaders
Iran's government
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