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Badimo
A form of ancestor worship of the Tswana people of Botswana.
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Baha’i
Founded by Mirza Husayn-Ali (known as Baha’u’llah) in Iran in 1852, the Baha’i faith emphasizes monotheism and believes in one eternal transcendent God.
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Bahamas
Location: West Indies Official name: Commonwealth of the Bahamas Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1973 / 1973 Capital city: Nassau Population: 300,000 / 78 people per sq mile (30 people per sq km) Total land area: 5382 square miles (13,940 square km) Language(s) spoken: English (official language), English Creole, French …
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Bahrain
Location: Southwest Asia Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1971 / 1971 Capital city: Manama Population: 800,000 / 2930 people per sq mile (1133 people per sq km) Total land area: 239 square miles (620 square km) Language(s) spoken: Arabic Main religions: Muslim (mainly Shi’a) 99%, …
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Balkanization
The fragmentation of a political area into many smaller independent units, as in former Yugoslavia in the Balkan Peninsula.
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Baltic Assembly
The Baltic Assembly was established on 12 May 1990 to thoroughly discuss various cooperation issues between Baltic states.
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Baltic republics
The countries of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are located on the baltic sea’s eastern coast.
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Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is the no. 18 contiguous open water surface on earth. It has a huge, 163 square mile (422,2 square km) area and 180 square feet (55 square meters) average depth. The Baltic Sea’s greatest known depth is 1,38 feet (421 meters), which can be found at Off Gotland.
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Bangladesh
Location: South Asia Official name: People’s Republic of Bangladesh Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1971 / 1971 Capital city: Dhaka Population: 164 million / 3180 people per sq mile (1228 people per sq km) Total land area: 55,598 square miles (144,000 square km) Language(s) spoken: Bengali (official language), Urdu, Chakma, …
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Bantu migration
The Bantu peoples’ movement southward throughout Africa, spreading their language and culture, from around 500 B.C. to around A.D. 1000.
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Barbados
Location: West Indies Official name: Barbados Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1966 / 1966 Capital city: Bridgetown Population: 300,000 / 1807 people per sq mile (698 people per sq km) Total land area: 166 square miles (430 square km) Language(s) spoken: Bajan (Barbadian English), English (official language) Main religions: Anglican …
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Barren
Lacking in vegetation; not able to produce fruit or crops.
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Barrios
Densely settled neighborhoods in city space that is characteristically inhabited by migrants of Latino or Hispanic origin.
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Barter
The exchange of goods or services in the absence of cash.
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Basin irrigation
The ancient Egyptian system of cultivation using fields saturated by the seasonal impoundment of Nile floodwaters.
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Bazaar
The traditional Middle Eastern city’s central market is characterized by a twisting, close-set lanes, and merchant stalls.