Studied by 31 peopleSahel area
area of the Sahara desert
Australasia
area that includes Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean
Oceania
a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)
Ruhr Valley
Germany's chief industrial and mining center
imputiny
exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action
Referendum
a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
Plebiscite
A direct vote in which a country's people have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposal
Patagonia
Dry plateau region found in southern Argentina.
International Date Line
An arc that for the most part follows 180° longitude, although it deviates in several places to avoid dividing land
Prime Meridian
The meridian, designated at 0° longitude, which passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.
Equator
An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole 0° latitude
Archipelago
A group/chain of islands
despot
a ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people
Communism
A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community.
Socialism
A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.
Theocracy
A government controlled by religious leaders
Xinjiang
an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan
Kashmir
A region of northern India and Pakistan over which several destructive wars have been fought
Nagorno-Karabakh
the mountainous area of Azerbaijan, fought over by Armenia and Azerbaijan
The Republic of Artsakh
Unrecognized republic in Nagorno-karabakh
populism
the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite
Gaza Strip
A territory along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula; part of the land set aside for Palestinians, which was occupied by Israel in 1967.
West Bank
an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river, many conflicts
Crimea
Peninsula in the extreme southern Ukraine in the Black Sea. Annexed by Russia in 2014
Abkhazia
a disputed territory on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus
South Ossetia
split between Russia (north) and Georgia (south). Many ethnic Russians live here
Chechnya
A republic of Russia that has experienced some of the worst violence because they wanted independence. Predominately Muslim region
Military Junta
a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power
Putsch
a violent attempt to overthrow a government
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