| A | B |
|---|
| antarctic treaty | agreement signed by 12 countries in 1959 that preserves Antatic for peaceful and scientific use |
| arable land | land for farming |
| civilization | culture witha written language, different jobs |
| coral reef | formatin fo rock like material made up of skeletons of marine life |
| cordilleras | range of mountains that parallels another range of mountains |
| desert | dry area, low precipitaion |
| dictatorship | governement with single leader |
| entrepreneurship | starting a business |
| expoited | take advantage of |
| flood plains | flat lands along river |
| fossil fuels | nonrenewable resource formed over milion of years |
| genocide | an attempt to destroy a group of people |
| hydroelectricity | power produced by water drive turbines |
| Mecca | holy city for Muslims, Saudi Arabia |
| Meji Restoration | time period when Japan's emperor Meji was returned to power |
| military coup | sudden violent overthrow of government |
| missionaries | people sent to another cuntry by a church |
| monotheism | belief in a single God |
| nomadic herders | people who raise livestock for a living |
| oasis | place in desert where water can be found |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting coutnris |
| peninsula | land almost completed surrounded by water |
| plateau | large mainly flat area that rises above the surrounding land |
| Quran | holy book of Islam |
| Ring of Fire | area in Pacific Ocean with volcanic eruptions |
| Rural | settlement in the country |
| Strait of Malacca | straight between the malay peninsual and sumatra that allowed trade between india and china |
| the outback | sprarsely inhabited place in Australia |
| tunanmi | storm like a hurricane that comes on land |
| uranized | place wehre most people live in cities |
