SS7 Unit 4 Middle East vocab

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A spring of fresh water in a desert

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oasis

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Canal in Egypt, built in 1869, connecting Red Sea & Mediterranean Sea.

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Suez Canal

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A person who moves from place to place

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nomad

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Growing small crops for family survival

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Subsistence agriculture

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Watering crops during low rainfall

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Irrigation

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A lake for water storage

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resevoir

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Layer of underground rock trapping water runoff from rain and streams

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aquifer

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Water underground for centuries

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Fossil water

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Removing salt and chemicals from seawater

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desalination

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Water-saving irrigation method using computers to measure water for each plant.

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drip irrigation