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Geography
9th Grade
11/11/2008

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San Marino
Definition
The world's oldest republic
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Alps
Definition
Moutain range that extends through Austria, France, and Switzerland.
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Baltic States
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Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

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Cartographer
Definition
A person skilled at displaying geographic information on maps.
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Caste
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Indian society basaed on a strict divison of social classes.
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Cradle of Civilazation
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The Fertile Crescent
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Globe
Definition
The most accurate display of the Earth's figures- shapes and sizes 
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Isthmus
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A narrow strip of land that connects two landmasses
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Polder
Definition
Land taken from the sea by using dams, dikes etc. Example the Netherlands.
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Soviet Union
Definition
controlled Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan amoung other countries
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Tokyo
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Largest city in the world by population
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Arabian Penninsula
Definition
The world's largest penninsula
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Athens

Definition
Capital of Greece
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Bagdad
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Capital of Iraq
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Berlin
Definition
City in Germany where the Communists built a wall to keep people from escaping
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Europe
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Continent considered the birthplace of Western civilization
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Indonesia
Definition
Spread over multiple islands in the Malay Archipelago
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Jerusalem
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In the country of Israel and is claimed as a holy city by both Jews and Muslims
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Jutland Penninsula
Definition
Denmark occupies this area
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Madrid
Definition
the capital of Spain
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Moscow
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Capital of Russia
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Mount Elbrus
Definition
the highest peak in Europe
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the Emerald Isle
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Ireland
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Tibet
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The Roof of the World
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Valtican City
Definition
tiny European country that is the worlds smallest state
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38th parallel
Definition
North and South Korean border line
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English Channel
Definition
Separates Great Britain from continental Europe
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Oil
Definition
the main product of Arabian Peninsula
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Strait of Gribralter
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Narrow body of water that separates Iberian Peninsula from North Africa
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United Kingdom Political divisions(UKPD)
Definition
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
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