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Unit 6-Asia
Flashcards for Asia Unit in Geography
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Geography
9th Grade
03/18/2010

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Sunni
Definition
One of the two main branches of Islam
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Shi'ism
Definition
One of the two main branches of Islam
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OPEC
Definition
Organization of petroleum exporting countries, which influences oil prices by controlling supply
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Kurds

Definition
A minority group in Turkey and neighboring countries
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Theocracy
Definition
A country governed by religious law
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Mosque
Definition
Islamic houses of worship
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Exoctic Rivers
Definition
rivers that begin in humid regions and then flow across dry areas
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Oasis

Definition
A place where a spring bubbles to the surface in desert areas & plants grow
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Dynasty
Definition
line of hereditary rulers
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Imams
Definition
Muslim religious leaders
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Bedouins
Definition
Numadic herders in southwest asia
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Ayatollahs
Definition
Religious leaders of the highest authority among shia muslims
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Potash
Definition
A mineral used to process wool and to make fertilizers,glass and soaps
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Magnesium
Definition
Light metal that is valuablein certain industries, suck as aerospace
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Holocaust
Definition
The murder of Jews around 6 million during World War 11
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Sultans
Definition
Ottoman rulers
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Mandates
Definition
Territories temporarily placed under another country's control
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Souks
Definition
Open air markets in the Arab world
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Secular
Definition
Nonreligious
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Ramadan
Definition
The daily fast is rigidly enjoined from dawn until sunset during this month
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Salt Flat
Definition
An extensive level tract coated with salt deposits left by evaporation of rising ground water or a temporary body of surface water
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Desalinization
Definition
Process of removing salt from ocean water
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Crude Oil
Definition
oil as it comes from the ground and befor refining
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Refinery
Definition
A factory used just for refining or cleaning metal
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Islam
Definition
the religious faith of muslims , based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet muhamid and the koran
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Judaism
Definition
The monotheistic religion of the jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the procepts of the old testament
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Hajj
Definition
Religious journey to mecca required of muslims
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Zionism
Definition
The movement that called for jews to set up their own country or homeland in Palestine
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Ka'ba
Definition
A great mosque in mecca for muslims in the house of God
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Taliban
Definition
A muslim fundamentalist group in afaghanistan
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Guest Worker
Definition
A foreign worker permitted to work in a country
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Definition
An organization formed for the recovery of Palestine
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