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Fall line
A zone of transition in the eastern United States where rivers flow from the harder rocks of Piedmont to the softer rocks of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain.
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Fang sculpture
Carved boxes containing the skulls and bones of deceased ancestors, created by the fang, live in Gabon, southern Cameroon, and equatorial guinea.
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Federal republic
A nation whose powers are divided among the federal or national government and various state and local governments.
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Feral animals
Domesticated animals that have abandoned their dependence on people to resume life in the wild.
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Fertile Crescent
The arc-shaped area stretching from southern Iraq through northern Iraq, southern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and western Jordan, where plants and animals were domesticated beginning about 10,000 years ago.
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Fertility rate
Fertility, or birthrate: the average number of children born to a woman of childbearing age.
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Feudalism
A political system prevailing in Europe from about the 9th to about the 15th centuries in which a king allowed nobles to use his land in exchange for their military service and their protection of the land.
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Fiji
Location: Australasia & Oceania Official name: Republic of the Fiji Islands Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1970 / 1970 Capital city: Suva Population: 900,000 / 128 people per sq mile (49 people per sq km) Total land area: 7054 square miles (18,270 square km) Language(s) spoken: Fijian, English (official language), …
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Final status issues
Issues deferred to the end of the Oslo Peace Process between Israel and the PLO. Finally dealt with at Camp David in 2000, they included Jerusalem’s status, Palestinian refugees’ fate, Palestinian statehood, and borders between Israel and a new Palestinian state.
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Financial Action Task Force
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was established by the G-7 Summit in Paris in 1989 to develop and promote policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
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Finland
Location: Northern Europe Official name: Republic of Finland Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1917 / 1947 Capital city: Helsinki Population: 5.3 million / 45 people per sq mile (17 people per sq km) Total land area: 130,127 square miles (337,030 square km) Language(s) spoken: Finnish (official language), Swedish (official language), …
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First World
Another term for countries with advanced, industrialized economies; this term is fading from use. See developed countries (DCS).
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Fjord
A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes.
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Folding
The process creating folds (landforms resulting from an intense bending of rock layers).
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Folk art
Handmade items, such as pottery, woodcarving, and traditional costumes, are produced by rural people with traditional lifestyles instead of professional artists.
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Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO was established on 16 October 1945 to raise living standards and increase the availability of agricultural products.
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Food chain
The sequence through which energy, in the form of food, passes through an ecosystem.