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9 Cards in this Set
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Escarpment
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steep clifs
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cataract
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large waterfalls and rapids
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hydroelectric power
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energy produced by moving water
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tropics
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the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
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leaching
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when rain washes the nutrients away and leaves the soil unsuitable for farming
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drought
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prolonged periods of little or no rainfall
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desertification
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turning the semi-desert land into deserts
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pharaoh
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rulers of Ancient Egypt
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hieroglyphics
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egyptians form of writing that used pictures and symbols
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