Unit 1 Vocab

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Most common ethnic group in the Middle East and North Africa, from the Arabian Peninsula, majority Sunni Muslims (10% Shia).

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Arabs

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Visible environmental features like mountains, lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans.

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Physical.

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relate, same, similarities

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compare

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City in Israel holy to all three monotheistic religions.

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Jerusalem

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People sharing common beliefs, often in a supernatural being. Examples: Jews, Christians, Muslims, Shia, Sunnis.

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Religious groups

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Related to government; determined by government, e.g., boundaries for nations.

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political

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Variety or differences among people, groups, or things

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diversity

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People sharing common traits like language and customs, e.g., Arabs, Kurds, Persians.

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Ethnic group

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Ethnic group in mountainous regions of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Armenia, Turkey; mostly Sunni Muslims; have fought for their own country for decades.

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Kurds

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Process of moving water to where needed

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irrigation