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Southwest and Central Asia
Summers- World Geography- 2B
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Geography
9th Grade
02/07/2013

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crude oil
Definition
petroleum that hasn't been processed
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refinery
Definition
where crude oil is converted into other products
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Salinization
Definition
the process where water becomes salted (ex. over-irrigation)
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Desalinization
Definition
the process where water becomes un-salted
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Silk Road
Definition
a historical network of interlinking trade routes across the Eurasian landmass that connected East, South, and Western Asia with the Mediterranean and European world
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yurt
Definition
a of Central Asian nomads
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salt flat
Definition
flat land made of chemical salts left behind from evaporated salty water
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Mecca
Definition
holy Islamic city
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Sunni [soo-knee]
Definition
a branch of Islam where the followers believe the people should choose religious leader
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Shi'ite [Shee-ite]
Definition
a branch of Islam where the followers believe the religious leader should be a descendant of Mohammad
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Taliban
Definition
Muslim terrorist group
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Theocracy
Definition
religious leaders control govornment
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Western Wall
Definition
holy Jewish site
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Dome of the Rock
Definition
holy Jewish, Islamic, and Christian site
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Zionism
Definition
a movement that supported the Jews homeland to be Palastine
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Definition
dedicated to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state
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Kurds
Definition
violent group in SW Asia
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Mesopotamia
Definition
the fertile area in the Central and SW Asia
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West Bank
Definition
a landlocked territory and is the eastern part of the Palestinian territories
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Gaza Strip
Definition
borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the east and north
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