EXAM 2 REVIEW: CHAPTER 4 Flashcards
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT
AN ONGOING MILITARY AND POLITICAL CONFLICT ABOUT LAND AND SELF-DETERMINATION
THE WEST BANK IS
AREA OF THE FORMER BRITISH-MANDATED TERRITORY OF PALESTINE WEST OF THE JORDAN RIVER
THE GAZA STRIP IS
THE PART OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES IN WHICH PALESTINIANS LIVE, ON THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST
THE SUEZ CANAL IS
A MAN-MADE WATERWAY THAT CONNECTS THE MEDDITERRANEAN TO THE RED SEA
WHAT IS ARIDITY?
A CLIMATE WITH NOT ENOUGH MOISTURE TO SUPPORT TREES OR WOODY PLANTS
SUBTROPICAL HIGH
A SEMI-PERMANENT AREA OF HIGH ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE LOCATED OVER OCEANS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 DEGREES LATITUDE
RIVERINE LANDSCAPES
A LANDSCAPE FORMED BY THE NATURAL MOVEMENT OF A WATER SYSTEM SUCH AS A RIVER
WATER RESOURCES
ALL NATURAL WATER BODIES (GROUNDWATER, RIVERS, LAKES)
YAKCHAL
ARCHITECTURAL METHOD THAT WAS USED TO MAKE ICE AND PRESERVE FOOD
ADAPTATION
ADJUSTMENTS IN ECOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, OR ECONOMIC SYSTEMS IN RESPONSE TO ACTUAL OR EXPECTED STIMULI
QANAT
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM DEVELOPED TO TRANSPORT USUABLE WATER TO THE SURFACE FROM AN AQUIFER OR WELL
WINDTOWERS
TRADITIONAL ACRCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS USED FOR PASSIVE COOLING AND VENTILATION IN HOT & ARID CLIMATES
WORLD RELIGIONS
1) CHRISTIANITY
2) ISLAM
3) HINDUISM
4) BUDDHISM
5) JUDAISM
TRADE ROUTES
ESTABLISHED PATHWAYS USED FOR THE EXCHANGE OF GOODS, SERVICES, AND IDEAS BETWEEN DIFFERENT REGIONS
MANDATE SYSTEM
WHERE CERTAIN NATIONS TOOK OVER TERRITORIES FROM DEFEATED EMPIRES TO PREPARE THEM FOR SELF-GOVERNANCE
BALFOUR DECLARATION
A STATEMENT MADE ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 1917 OF BRITAIN SUPPORT FOR THE JEWISH MIGRATION TO PALESTINE
INFORMAL ECONOMY
ALL ECONOMIC PRACTICES BY WORKERS THAT AREN’T COVERED BY FORMAL ARRANGEMENTS
IMPORT SUBSTITUTION
A POLICY WHERE A COUNTRY RESTRICTS IMPORTS TO ENCOURAGE DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
NATIONALIZATION
TRANSFORMING PRIVATELY OWNED ASSETS INTO PUBLIC ASSETS
IRAN OILFIELDS
