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Ch. 13 Vocab
Ch. 13 Vocab Ap Human Geography
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Geography
9th Grade
12/07/2009

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Ayatollah
Definition
a supreme religious leader of the Shiites
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Enclave
Definition
A piece of territory that is surrounded by another political unit of which is not a part
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ethnic cleansing
Definition
the slaughter and/or forced removal of one ethnic group from its homes and lands by another ethnic group
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exclave
Definition
a bounded piece of territory that is part of a particular state but lies separated from it by the territory of another state
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interfaith boundary
Definition
the boundaries between the world's major faiths
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intrafaith boundary
Definition
boundaries within a single major faith
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islamic republic
Definition
the name given to several states in the muslim world
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jihad
Definition
the islamic holy war (in this chapter specifically against the West in general, and the U.S. in particular)
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religious fundamentalism
Definition
religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy
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sharia religious law
Definition
the system of islamic law, called Qu'ranic law; based on legal precedence
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