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Monarchy
Monarchy: a country ruled by a king or queen who has usually inherited the position rather than been elected by the people.
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Money supply
A measure of the “money” available to buy goods and services.
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Monoculture
The single-species cultivation of food or tree crops, usually very economical and productive but threatening to natural diversity and change.
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Monsoon
A seasonal wind, especially in south Asia.
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Montreal Protocol
A 1989 international treaty to ban chlorofluorocarbons.
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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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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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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.