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Final Exam Geography
Final Exam Geography
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Geography
7th Grade
05/26/2010

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New Delhi
Definition
Capital of India
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Britain
Definition
Country India gained independence from in 1947
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Main Industries in India
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Banking and Computer Technology
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CCP
Definition
Political party that runs China
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Moguls
Definition
group that used military rule and severe punishments in Ancient China
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Taj Mahal
Definition
Monument/burial chamber in India
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Most popular job in India
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Farmer
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Organs removed during mummification process
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Lung, Liver, Stomach
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Anubis
Definition
god in charge of embalming and guide to underworld
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Osiris
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God of the dead
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Han Dynasty
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Established the silk road - a trade route from China to Europe
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Outsourcing
Definition
sending jobs to people in other countries
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Free Market Economy
Definition
no government interference -- businesses are allowed to set prices as they wish
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Amun-Re
Definition
Sun god
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Mumbai
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largest city in India
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Diwali
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Festival of lights, biggest holiday in India
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Reincarnation
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idea that your soul returns to earth after you die in a new body
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Republic
Definition
sharing of power between national and state governments
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Karma
Definition
idea that if you put out good into the world, good things will happen to you, if you put out bad into the world, bad things will happen to you
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size of India
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India is the 7th largest country in the world
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Ganges River
Definition
major river in India, used by Hindus to cleanse their sins
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China's population
Definition
around 1.3 billion, largest in the world
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Pyramids in Egypt
Definition
Originally built as a way to honor the sun god, Amun-Re
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Amulets
Definition
good luck charms placed on mummies to help them reach the underworld
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Secular
Definition
Term that means non-religous
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Law of Return
Definition
policy that allows Jews to become citizens of Israel
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Kurds
Definition
group of Sunni Muslims that wants to have their own country seperate from Iraq
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Persians
Definition
 75% of Iranian population, different than Arabs
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Hamas
Definition
political/terrorist group that refuses to acknowledge Israel as a nation
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