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caliph - successor to Muhammad
Zionism - the movement to establish a Jewish state
Aliyah - immigrations of Jews to the holy land
diaspora - a group that is scattered outside it traditional homeland
Explanation:
After Muhammed died he was succeeded by Abu Bakr, the first of the caliphs. Because of internal conflicts, from 661 new Caliphate - Umayyad was established, although Abbasid Caliphate made even larger impact.
Jewish diaspora was created after the exile of Jews, from their homeland, most notably during the Babylonian captivity. They were scattered across the globe, but with the rise of Zionism movement in the second half of 19th Century, idea to return Jews to their homeland started spreading. Aliyah happened once more, as in the times of Abraham and Moses.
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This is because despite being the largest city in the country, New York City only has around 6% of the total U.S. population when its metropolitan area is taken into account.
A primate city, on the contrary, is a city that has 20%, 30% or even 40% of the total population of the country, regardless of how much larger it is than the second city.
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1 : 25,000 is the largest scale.
Explanation:
1 cm represents 2 km; is not correct because this is actually the smallest of the scales presented, meaning that 1 cm on the map is equal to 200,000 cm on the ground.
1 : 50,000; is not correct because this is the second-largest scale from the options.
1 : 25,000; is correct because it is the largest scale, with 1 cm on the map representing 25,000 cm on the ground. The smaller the scale, the larger it is.
1 : 100,000; is not correct because it is the third-largest, with 1 cm on the map representing 100,000 cm on the ground.
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One of the most immediate and obvious effects of global warming is the increase in temperatures around the world. The average global temperature has increased by about 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degrees Celsius) over the past 100 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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