a seasonal shift in the prevailing winds that influence large climate regions

there has been fighting over inequality because the white people rules South Africa for a long time

the transformation of arable land into desert either naturally or through human intervention

99 percent of Egypt's people live in the Nile River valley

the land that forms as the mouth of a river

the religious belief that such things as the sky, rivers, and trees contain gods or spirits

the arabs

the systematic killing or intentional destruction of people

Mount Everest

an islamic crier who calls the faithful to prayer five times each day

a program to reform the structure of an economy

five neighboring arab countries declared war on Israel

a mineral used in explosives and fertilizer

they are both ethnocracies. the Hutu group overthrew the Tutsi group which resulted in many deaths

the situation in which a country imports more than they export

an area of lakes, creeks, and swamps away from the ocean

the sahel region

pride in one's nation; the desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan

a set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of a sacred text

a system of government in which one ethnic group rules over others

He led non-violent protests and led india to independence

the belief in one god

a ring of volcanic mountains surrounding the Pacific Ocean

a political movement where people in rural areas are forced to work on collective farms