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WOW WORDS Middle East
Government and Economics
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Social Studies
7th Grade
10/07/2013

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Term
Quota
Definition
The limit on the amount of foreign goods that can come into a country
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OPEC
Definition
An organization of petroleum exporting countries that work together to set a standard price for oil
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Embargo
Definition
When country does not allow any trade with another country
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Tariff
Definition
A tax on imported goods
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Theocracy
Definition
A government ruled by the relgious leader
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Monarchy
Definition
A government ruled by a King or Queen
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Parliamentary Government
Definition
The power lies within the legislature.
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hajj
Definition
A pilgramage that Muslims are supposed to make to Mecca
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Koran
Definition
The sacred book of the Islamic Faith
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Literacy Rate
Definition
The percent of people that can read and write
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private enterprise
Definition
people that run their own businesses
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nomad
Definition
a person that has no permanet residence but moves from place to place
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