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Geography Chapter 12 Vocabulary Review

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dictatorshipA form of government in which a leader rules by force and limits freedoms
casbahan older section of Algerian cities
faultcrack in the Earth’s crust where two tectonic plates meet
embargoA ban on trade with a particular county
moshava settlement in Israel in which people share in farming, production, and selling, but each person is allowed to own some private property as well
secularnon-religious
bedouinA nomadic desert people of Southwest Asia who follow a traditional way of life
civil warFighting between opposing groups for control of a country’s government
enclaveA smaller territory entirely surrounded by larger territory
kibbutzA settlement in Israel where settlers share all their property and make goods as well as carry out farming
trade sanctiona step taken to cut off trade with a country to show opposition to its government’s action
fellahina peasant farmer of Egypt who rent small plots of land
clanA large group of people who have a common ancestor in the far past
genocideThe mass murder of people from a particular ethnic group
cash cropA farm product grown for export


Social Studies Teacher
Auburn Middle School
Auburn, ME

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