Geography Vocab notes ch. 18 Arabian Peninsula

Nonetheless

in spite of; nevertheless

Estimate

to judge approximately the size or value of something

Peninsula

a portion of land nearly surrounded by water

Arid

excessively dry

Dune

a mound or ridge of sand formed by the wind

Monsoon

in asia, a seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer and cooler, dry air from inland in winter

Simooms

a hot, dry, suffocating wind that blows from time to time in the Arabian peninsula

Shamal

a northwesterly wind in the persian gulf

Document

to write to provide information

Strategy

plan or method; a plan of action to achieve an aim

Sheikdoms; territory rules by an arab tribal leader

Sunni

a branch of islam that regards the first four successors of Mohammad as his rightful successors

Shia

a branch of islam that regards muhammad’s son-in-law ali and the imams as his rightful successors.

Ibadhism

a conservative form of islam distinct from sunni and shia sects

Shari’ah

islamic law derived from the Qur’an and the teachings of Muhammad

Hajj

in islam, the yearly pilgrimage to makkah that muslims must make at least one in a lifetime

Choke point

a strategic, narrow waterway between two larger bodies of water

Furthermore

besides; in addition

Coincide

to happen in the same place and at the same time

Geopolitics

government policy as it is influenced by physical, human, and economic geography

Desalination

the removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming

Sheikdoms

territory rules by an arab tribal leader