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Moor
A rainy, deforested upland, covered with grass or heather and often underlain by water-soaked peat.
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Moraine
A ridge or hill of rock carried and finally deposited by a glacier.
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More developed countries
MDCs – The world’s wealthier countries.
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Morocco
Location: North Africa Official name: Kingdom of Morocco Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1956 / 1969 Capital city: Rabat Population: 32.4 million / 188 people per sq mile (73 people per sq km) Total land area: 172,316 square miles (446,300 square km) Language(s) spoken: Arabic (official language), Tamazight (Berber), French, …
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Mortality rate
The number of deaths per thousand.
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Mosque
An Islamic place of worship, where Muslims pray facing toward the holy city of Mecca.
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Mount Kilimanjaro
A volcano in Tanzania in Africa, also Africa’s highest peak.
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Mozambique
Location: Southern Africa Official name: Republic of Mozambique Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1975 / 1975 Capital city: Maputo Population: 23.4 million / 77 people per sq mile (30 people per sq km) Total land area: 309,494 square miles (801,590 square km) Language(s) spoken: Makua, Xitsonga, Sena, Lomwe, Portuguese (official …
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Mt. Everest
Formed from Asia and India’s collision over 60 million years ago, the Himalayas house Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth.
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Mughal Empire
The Muslim empire was established in the early 1500s over much of India, which brought new customs that sometimes conflicted with those of native Hindus.
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Muhammad
The founder and a prophet of Islam, who lived part of his life in Mecca.
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Mulatto
A person of mixed European and black ancestry.
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Multicultural
Multicultural: a group of people or a society made up of different ethnic groups.
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Multinational
A corporation that engages in business worldwide.
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Multinational companies
Companies that operate, at least in part, outside their home countries.
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Multiple cropping
Farming patterns in which several crops are raised on the same plot of land in the course of a year or even a season.
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Mutapa Empire
A state founded in the 15th century by a man named mutota extended throughout all of present-day Zimbabwe except the eastern part.
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Myanmar
Location: Southeast Asia Official name: Union of Myanmar Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1948 / 1948 Capital city: Nay Pyi Taw / Rangoon Population: 50.5 million / 199 people per sq mile (77 people per sq km) Total land area: 261,969 square miles (678,500 square km) Language(s) spoken: Burmese (official …