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21 Cards in this Set
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alluvial-soil deposits
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sand and mud deposited by the flowing water
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delta
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a triangular section of land built up at a river's mouth
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wadi
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in the desert, a steambed that is dry except during a heavy rain
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phosphates
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natural minerals containing chemical compounds often used in fertilizers
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oasis
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small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found, usually because of underground springs
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seismic
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related to earthquakes
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cereal
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any grain, such as barley, oats or wheat, grown for food
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pastoralism
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the raising and grazing of livestock
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ethnic diversity
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differences amoung groups of people based on their origins, languages, customs, or beliefs
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domesticate
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to take plants and animals from the wild and tame them or otherwise make them useful to people
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cuneiform
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sumarian writing system using wedge-shaped symbols pressed into clay tablets
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hieroglyphics
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egyptian writing system using pictures and symbols to represent words or sounds
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qanat
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underground canals used in water systems if ancient Persians
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monotheism
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belief in one God
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prophet
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person believed to be the messenger from God
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mosque
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in Islam, a house of public worship
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nationalism
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belief in the right of each people to be an independent nation
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nationalize
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to place a company or industry under government control
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ziggurat
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large step-like temple of mud brick built in ancient Mesopotamia
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bedouin
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member of the nomadic desert peoples of North Africa and Southwest Asia
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suq
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an enclosed marketplace in the region of North Africa and Southwest Asia
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