geography chapter 17-19
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 kum | deserts that supply fields of the low lands |
| alluvial soil | rich soil made up of mud and sand deposited by momving water |
| wadi | stream beds that remain dry until a heavy rain |
| phosphate | chemical used in fertalizers |
| oasis | small area in a desert where there is water |
| pastoralism | the raising and grazing of live stock or way of living |
| cereal | food grains like barely, oats, and wheat |
| nomad | groups of people who move from place to place |
| bedouin | migrated to north africa from deserts in southwest asia |
| infrastructure | basic urban neccesities such as streets and utilities |
| domesticate | adapt from wild life to for use like food |
| hieroglyphics | form of picture writting |
| geometric boundry | follow straight lines and do not account for natural and cultural features |
| nationalism | belief in the right of an ethnic group to have its own country |
| monotheism | belief in one god |
| prophet | someone who follows another like jesus and his prophets who went to spread the word of god |
| mosque | where muslims worship |
| culture hearth | centers where cultuers developed and spread |
| cuneiform | wedge shaped symbols in clay |
| qantas | underground canals |
| natural boundries | mountains |
| embargo | ban on trade |
| ziggurat | shaped like pyramids and rose above the ground |
| sheikhdom | territoreis ruled by islamic leaders |
| shariah | islamic law based on quaran |
| emir | princes |
| hajj | pilgramige |
| ibadhism | form of islamic practice differs from other sectors |
| enclave | territory that is cultural or ethnically different from surronding countries |
| exclave | distinst group of people who are isolated from main or larger part of country |
| mujahideen | afghan freedom leaders |
| arable | small part of land |
| commodity | economic goods |
| crude oil | petroleim not yet refined |
| petrochemical | products derived from petrolium |
| landlocked | surronded by land |
| aquifer | underground of porous rock that contain water |
| desalination | ways to remove salt from seawater |
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