| A | B |
|---|
| Enclave | A small territory surrounded by a larger territory. |
| Genocide | The deliberate killing of an ethnic group. |
| Faults | Cracks in the Earth's crust caused by colliding tectonic plates. |
| Cash Crop | Farm product grown for sale as an export. |
| embargo | An order that restricts trade with another country. |
| Alluvial Plain | An area built up by rich soil left by river floods. |
| Clans | Groups of families related by blood or marriage. |
| Kibbutz | Farmers share all the work and property. |
| Moshav | Members share in the work, but each can also have some private property. |
| Bedouin | Nomads who traditionally raise livestock. |
| Secular | Non-religious |
| Constitutional Monarchy | A king or queen is head of the state, but elected officials run the governments. |
| Civil War | Conflict between different groups within a country. |
| Casbahs | Older sections with narrows streets and bazaars. |
| Trade Sanctions | An effort to punish a country by using trade barriers. |
| Dictatorship | A government under the rule of one all-powerful leader. |
| Phosphates | Minerals used in fertilizers. |
| Fellahin | Peasant Farmers |
| Infrastructure | Roads, ports and water and electrical systems |
| Muslim | Follow the religion of Islam |
