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Geography
6th Grade
05/21/2012

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regionalsim
Definition

strong connection people feel toward their region

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province
Definition
an administrative division of a country
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Metis
Definition
people of mixed European and native ancestry
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dominion
Definition
area or territory of influence
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Quebecois
Definition
residents of Quebec
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Inuit
Definition
native people who live in Nunavut
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Natural gas
Definition
One of Canada's natural resources
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maritime
Definition
on or near the sea
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newsprint
Definition
cheap paper used for newspaper
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potash
Definition
mineral used to make fertilizer
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pulp
Definition
softened wood fibers
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most favored nation status
Definition
special trade advantages with the U.S.
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porcelain 
Definition
a very thin,fine type of pottery
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multiple cropping
Definition
two or three crops are raised on the same land
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gers
Definition
large, circular felt tents that are easy to raise, dismantle and move
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Ulaanbaatar
Definition
capital city of Mongolia
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dynasty
Definition
ruling family passes power from one generation to the next
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Mt.Everest 
Definition
the worlds tallest mountain
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command economy
Definition
Government owns industries and makes most economic decisions
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arable
Definition
this means soil is "suitable for growing"
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pagodas
Definition
buddhist temples
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Hong Kong
Definition
this city was once a british colony, and has a free market economy
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dikes
Definition
high banks made to prevent floods
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martial law
Definition
military rule
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Beijing 
Definition
the capital of china
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emperor 
Definition
ruler of a large empire
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shogun
Definition
term means "great general and is the highest rank
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megalopolis
Definition
cities that include urban and surrounding suburban areas 
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shaman
Definition
a priest in early japanese religion
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tokyo
Definition
japans capital city and center of government
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osaka
Definition
a major trading center in japan
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seoul
Definition
south koreas capital and largest city
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diet
Definition
an elected legislature and prime minister
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famine
Definition
a severe food shortage
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futon
Definition
lightweight cotton mattress 
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kimono
Definition
traditional robe worn by Japanese
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kobe
Definition
an important seaport in japan 
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intensive cultivation 
Definition
growing food on every bit of available land
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protectionism 
Definition
use of trade barriers to protect a country from foreign competition 
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tsunami
Definition
huge waves caused by underwater earthquakes
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trade surplus
Definition
when a nation exports more than it imports
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shintoism 
Definition
the earliest known religion of japan
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kimchi 
Definition
koreas national dish; chinese cabbage 
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demilitarized zone
Definition
a buffer zone that separates north and south korea
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work ethic
Definition
belief that work is worthwhile 
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theocracy 
Definition
government ruled by religious leaders 
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shah
Definition
persian title for king
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shia
Definition
the second largest branch of islam 
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fossil water
Definition
water that is not replaced by rainfall
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sunni
Definition
the largest branch of islam 
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kuwait
Definition
invaded by iraqi forces in 1991
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embargo
Definition
this is a limit on trade
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wadis
Definition
term for streambeds
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tehran
Definition
the capital of iran 
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caliph 
Definition
religious and political leader in the early islamic world
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saudi arabia 
Definition
the country with the largest oil reserve 
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exotic rivers
Definition
rivers that begin in dry regions 
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zionism 
Definition
a movement to establish a homeland for jews in palestine 
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diaspora
Definition
former territory of defeated nations after WWI
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secular state 
Definition
one that keeps religion and government separate 
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damascus
Definition
capital of syria
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beirut 
Definition
capital of Lebanon 
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jerusalem 
Definition
city that contains several sites that are holy to different religions 
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asphalt 
Definition
dark tar-like material 
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mandate
Definition
term that means the forced scattering of jews by the romans
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jordan river
Definition
body of water that borders israel and the west bank on one side; jordan on the other side 
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gaza strip 
Definition
small piece of coastal land where more than a million palestinians live
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syrian desert
Definition
desert that covers much of syria/jordan
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Ankara
Definition
capital of turkey
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phosphate 
Definition
term for mineral salts that contain phosphorus 
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dead sea
Definition
body of water so salty; swimmers can not sink in it
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congo river
Definition
location of the kongo kingdom 
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zambezi river 
Definition
river known for its great falls, and hydroelectric dams.
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canopy
Definition
upper most layer of trees where the limbs spread out
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bedouins 
Definition
nomadic herders that travel the desert 
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exclave
Definition
part of a country that is separated by territory of other countries
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Angola
Definition
the last European colony in central africa  
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hieroglyphs 
Definition
egyptian symbols and pictures
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nile river
Definition
longest river on earth
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copper belt 
Definition
area where most of Africa's copper is found
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silt
Definition
finely grown soil that is good for crops 
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fellahin
Definition
egyptian farmers who own small plots of land
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depressions 
Definition
low areas in the sahara 
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pharaohs 
Definition
egyptian kings that were buried in pyramids
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civil war
Definition
a war fought within the same country
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souks
Definition
market places in north africa 
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chancellor
Definition
another name for a prime minister in europe 
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mosaics
Definition
pictures made from small pieces of colored stone
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the middle ages
Definition
the term medieval means
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coalition government
Definition
political parties that join together to run a country 
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renaissance 
Definition
an era of learning that began in italy 
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reformation
Definition
an attempt to reform christianity in the 1500s
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