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Chapter 22
Vocabulary
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Geography
6th Grade
07/17/2008

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Term
Ergs
Definition
Great seas of sand dunes in the Sahara. P472
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Regs
Definition
Broad windswept gravel plains in the Sahara. P472
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Depressions
Definition
Low areas. P472
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Silt
Definition
Finely ground soil. P473
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Pharaohs
Definition
Ancient Egyptian kings. P475
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Hieroglyphs
Definition
Pictures and symbols used to record information in ancient Egypt. P475
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Bedouins
Definition
Nomadic herders in the deserts of Egypt and southwest Asia. P478
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Fellahin
Definition
Egyptian farmers who own very small plots of land. P482
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Casbah
Definition
the old fortress and central part of some North African cities. P485
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Souks
Definition
Marketplaces in North Africa. P485
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Free port
Definition
A city in which almost no taxes are placed on goods sold there. P485
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Dictators
Definition
People who rule a country with complete authority. P487
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