Southeast And Central Asia Vocab Flashcards

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Refinery

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A place where crude oil is converted into useful products

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Crude oil

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Petroleum that has not been processed

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Salinization

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A solution of salt in water

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Desalinization

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The removal of salt from ocean water

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Silk Road

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The 4,000 mile route between Glasgow and Edinburgh, named for its high concentration of high-tech companies

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Yurt

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A tent of Central Asia’s nomads

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Oasis

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A place where water from an aquifer has reached the surface

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Salt flat

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Flat land made of chemical salts that remain after winds evaporate the moisture in the soil

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Mecca

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The holiest city of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia, where people make pilgrimages to fulfill Islamic religious duties

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Sunni

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One of the two main branches of Islam, comprising about 83% of all Muslims

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Shi’ite

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One of the two main branches of Islam

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Taliban

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A strict Muslim group in Afghanistan that has imposed rigid rules on society

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Theocracy

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A form of government in which religious leaders control the government

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Western Wall

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For Jews, the holiest site in Jerulsalem

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Dome of the Rock

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A shrine in Jerusalem, located on the Temple Mount

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Zionism

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A movement that began in the 19th century to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine