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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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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 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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Bedouin |
Member of the nomadic peoples of North Africa and Southwest Asia |
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Nomad |
A member of a wandering pastoral people |
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Aquifer |
Underground water bearing layers of porous rock,sand,gravel |