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Alluvial Soil |
rich soil made up of sand and mud deposited by running water |
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Wadi |
in the desert,a streambed that is dry except during a heavy rain |
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Phosphate |
a natural mineral containing chemical compounds often used in fertilizers |
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Domesticate |
to adapt plants and animals from the wild for human use |
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Hieroglyphics |
an ancient writing system used in Egypt in which pictures and symbols represent words or sounds |
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Geometric Boundary |
a fixed limit or extent that typically follows straight lines |
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Nationalism |
a belief in the right of a nation to be an independent state |
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Nomad |
a member of a wondering pastoral people |
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Bedouin |
member of the nomadic desert peoples of North Africa and Southwest Asia |
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Aquifer |
underground water bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or gravel |
