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Southwest and Central Asia
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Geography
7th Grade
02/14/2011

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Iraq
Definition
Baghdad
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Iran
Definition
Tehran
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Afghanistan
Definition

Kabul

 

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Israel
Definition
Jerusalem
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Pakistan
Definition
Islamabad
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Turkey
Definition
Ankara
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Saudi Arabia
Definition
Riyadh
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73 CE 
Definition

For the Jews it is Diaspora - a movement of Jews out of Israel when the Romans took control. 

For the Palestinians, they stayed and intermarried with the local Arabs and became Muslim. 

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1918
Definition

The end of WW1

The Jews are still Zionists (they dreamed of returning to Israel and racist violence against them, especially in Europe.)

The Palestinians are angered by lack of control and imput and very concerned about immigration of Jews; forced off land and into cities and increasing poverty. 

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1936
Definition

The Arab Revolt 

Jews start to have violent actions against Arabs as more land go under Jewish control

Palestinians start to have violent actions againt the Jews as the more land go under Jewish control. 

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1947
Definition

The United Nations vote to divide Israel between Jews and Palestinians but with United Nations control of Jerusalem.

Jews are very happy for a creation of Jewish homeland, immigration is open. 

Palestinians are furious their homeland had been divided without them accepting it and more land is lost to the Jewish immigrants. 

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1948
Definition

Jewish army defeats Arab forces and takes the land that was given to the Palestinians but they also have their own land. 

Palestinians are forced to flee their homes and become refugees in mostly the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. 

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How is oil formed?
Definition

Tiny plants and animals lived and died in oceans and after they died, they sank to the bottom of the ocean. Then, in a long time, the remains turn to rock. But some of the remains do not turn to rock. The weight of the water, hear from Earth's core, and chemical changes combined to transform some of the remains to oil and natural gas. 

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Environmental degradation
Definition
It is damage to the natural environment. When such damage occurs, habitats are destroyed, or natural resources are used up.
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Groundwater
Definition
Groundwater is water that is lying deep under the ground that supplies wells and springs. Over half of the people in the world depend on groundwater to drink. 
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Salnization
Definition
Salnization is the buildup of salt in soil or water. 
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Water Stress
Definition
Water stress is the condition that occurs when people don't have enough clean, fresh water to meet their everyday needs.
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Crude Oil
Definition

Crude oil is petroleum as it comes out of the ground and before it has been refined or processed into useful products. 

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Nonrenewable resource 
Definition

A nonrenewable resource is a resource that takes so long to form that it can't be replaced. Oil, which take million of years to form, is a nonrenewable resource. 

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Oil Reserves 
Definition

A oil reserves is oil that has been discovered but remains unused in the ground. 

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Renewable Resource 
Definition

A renewable resource is a resource that can't be used up or that can be replaced quickly as it is used up. Sunlight is a renewable source that cannot be used up. Wood is a renewable resource that can be replaced by planting more trees.

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OPEC
Definition

The OPEC members are Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and U.A.E. They want the oil prices to be not too high and not too low. But, the realities stopped them. First, they can't control the whole world's oil prices. Also, even OPEC members don't always act in a group, sometimes a member refuses to sell their oil at a certain price. 

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Diaspora
Definition
Diaspora is the movement of the Jews out of Israel when the Romans took control.
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Zionist
Definition
Zionists, Jews, are people who dream of returning to Israel and racist violence against them, especially in Europe, cause many to begin moving back.
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Kibbutzim
Definition
Kibbutzim is communal faming
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Holocaust 
Definition
The Holocaust happened 1938-1945 in Germany. Over 6 million Jews and others were killed by Hitler/Nazis
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