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| An area in the Hungarian Basin that was once covered with grasses but is now farmland. |
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| The sacred scriptures of Islam. |
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| Cty in northern India, on the Ganges River. It was a center of Hindu learning and is an important place of pilgrimage for Hindus. |
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| A seasonal shift in the prevailing winds that influences large climate regions. |
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| A small-scale manufacturing operation in which people produce goods in their own homes using their oven tools. |
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| Capable of being farmed, or cultivated. |
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| In farming, a flat, narrow ledge of land, supported by walls of stone and mud parallel to the natural slope of the land, usally constructed in hilly areas to increase the amount of arable land. |
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| Fish farming; the raising of fish for food in enclosed enviorments such as tanks, reservoirs, onds, sheltered bays, and river estuaries |
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| A natural hot spring that shoots a column of water and steam into the air |
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| A person whose teachings are believed to be inspired by God. |
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| In Islam, a pilgrimage or religious journey to the holy city of Mecca, birthplace of Muhammad. |
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| An Islamic house of religious worship. |
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| A tall, slender tower attached to a mosque. |
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| Descriptive of earthquakes or earth vibrations. |
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| A language spoken by half the people of India. |
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| Region comprising the countries of east and central Europe that had close ties with the former Soviet Union, e.g. Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia. |
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| A ring of volcanic mountains surronding the rim of the Pacific Ocean. |
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| The policy of opposing an enemy or oppressor by any means other than violence. |
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| To refuse to purchase, sell, or use a product or service and expression of disapproval. |
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| A country that separated two or more hostile countries. |
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| The beleif that the soul of a human being or animal goes through a series of births, deaths, and rebirths. |
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| A social hierarchy in which a person posesses a distinct rank in society that is determined by birth. |
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| A farming method that requires a great deal of labor. |
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| A common name for the Himalaya Mountains. |
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| A large landmass; a major subdivision of a continent. |
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| A large landmass; a major subdivision of a continent. |
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| A broad expense of land along riverbanks, consisting of rich, fertile soil left by floods. |
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Rules that guide the Muslim live:
1. There is no god but God and Mohammad is his messenger(Allah)
2.Prayer - 5 times a day
3.Olms giving - Share with the needy
4.The month of Ramada (fasting)
5.Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) |
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The force when two tectonic plates crash.
Created most of East Asia's physical landscape |
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| Britian is known as the World's Workshop. |
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