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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 stream bed that is dry except during a heavy rain |
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phosphate |
a natural mineral containing chemical compounds aft en used in fertilizer |
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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 wandering pastoral place |
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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 |
