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| Hinduism | Religion practiced by the majority of India's population. |
| Mental Map | Geographic information we store in our minds that helps us in everyday life. |
| Orientation | Another name for direction. Determined with the compass rose on a map. |
| Sahel | Area south of the Sahara desert that is expanding because of desertification. |
| Polders | Low lying land reclaimed from the sea in the Netherlands. Increases land available for use by the population. |
| Mosque | A house of worship for followers of Islam. |
| Islam | Religion practiced by most people in North Africa and Southwest Asia |
| Jerusalem | City that is holy Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Home to the Dome of the Rock, Western Wall, and Church of the Holy Sepulcher. |
| Region | An area with unifying characteristics. |
| Distortion | A problem with all maps because the earth is round and a map is flat. |
| Monsoon | A wind that blows from the same direction for a long time creating a wet and dry season found in Southern Asia |
| Suburbs | Areas on the outskirts of cities. Made possible by our expanding use of the automobile. |
| Cultural Diffusion | The spread of culture traits from one country to another. EX. The popularity of Mexican food in the U.S. |
| Confluence | The point where two or more rivers come together. It is a beneficial site for a city because it increases access to trade routes. |
| Drought | A prolonged period of time with little or no rainfall. Often causes crop failures in the Great Plains. |
| Ghost Town | City that grew because of the availability of a particular resource and then was abandoned when the resource was used up. |
| Absolute Location | The exact spot on the earth where something is located. Determined by latitude and longitude. |
| Cartography | The science/art of map making. |
| Savanna | Tropical grasslands found inthe tropical wet and dry climate. |
| Red Cross/Red Crescent | Humanitarian organization that cares for the wounded, sick, and homeless during wartime and natural disasters. |
| Literacy Rate | The percent of people who can read and write in a country. |
| Infant mortality rate | The number of deaths for those under 1 year old per 1000 live births. |
| Push Factors | Those negative things that cause a person to leave their home country. |
| Scarcity | Economic problem created by the fact that we have unlimited wants and needs and limited resources. |
| Population Density | The number of people in a particular area divided by the population |
