Middle East Geo Vocab

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Spring of fresh water in the desert.

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oasis

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Narrow waterway.

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strait

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People who move from place to place.

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nomads

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Growing small amounts of crops for a family's survival.

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subsistence agriculture

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Methods of watering crops during low rainfall.

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irrigation

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Lakes storing water.

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oasis

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Layers of underground rock trapping water.

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aquifer

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Water underground for centuries.

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fossil water

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Technology that removes salt and chemicals from seawater.

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desalination

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A word meaning "In short supply" or "shortage"

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scarcity