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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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phosphates |
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 acient 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 independant state. |
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nomads |
a member of a wandering pastoral people. |
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bedouins |
member of the nomadic desert peoples of north africa and southwest asia. |
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aquifer |
underground waterbearing layers of porous rock,sand or gravel. |
