Geo Vocab 1

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A culture hearth is...

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Early centers of civilization whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas like Mesopotamia.

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Theocracy is...

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A government of officials believed to be divinely inspired; leaders claim to be inspired by a god.

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Political Boundaries

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An imaginary line separating one political unit, such as a country or state, from another.

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Geometric Boundaries

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Formed by straight lines (latitude/longitude) or arcs, regardless of physical/cultural features.

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Cultural (Ethnic) Boundaries

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Boundaries based on religion, language or societal characteristics.

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Supreme ruler of Iran, leader of the theocracy.

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Ayatollah

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A Region is best defined as...

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Physical traits and Human characteristics of an area.

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A stateless nation is a group of people with a common culture occupying a territory without a state.

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A group of people with a common culture occupying a particular territory but those people have no state.

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A Nation is best defined as a group with common language, religion, and culture AND has a state (COUNTRY) of its own.

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a group with common language, religion, and culture AND has a state (COUNTRY) of its own?

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Kurds: A large ethnic group in the Middle East, 25-35 million, without a Nation-State.

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Kurds are a large ethnic group in the Middle East, numbering 25-35 million, without a Nation-State.