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chapter 17
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Geography
9th Grade
03/24/2010

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kums
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desert
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alluvial soil
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rich soil made up of sand and mud deposited by running water
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wadi
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in the desert,a streambed that is dry except uring a heavy rain
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phosphate
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natural minerals containing chemical compounds often used in fertilizers
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atlas moutains
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mountain range on the northern edge of tha Sahara
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oasis
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small area in the desert where water and vegetation are found
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pastrolism
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the raising of livestock
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cereal
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any grain,such as barely,oats,or,whet, grown for food
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tigris and euprhates
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land between two rivers
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nile river
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longest river in the world,flowing north and east throug eastern africa
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sahara desert
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largest desert range through northern africa
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aral sea
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inland sea between Kazakstan and Ubekistan
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