In an Effort to Secure the Land Route to ________________,The

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Short Answer

In an effort to secure the land route to ________________,the British established several states from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Definitions:

Low Temperature

A condition or state in which the thermal energy is minimal in comparison to a given reference point.

Metamorphism

The process by which the mineralogical and structural characteristics of rocks are changed by high temperature and pressure within the Earth.

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where two blocks of the Earth's crust slide past each other horizontally along the fault plane.

Transform Boundaries

Plate boundaries where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other, often leading to earthquakes.