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Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
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Social Studies
7th Grade
01/23/2014

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Wadi
Definition
the bed or valley of a stream in regions of southwestern Asia and northern Africa that is usually dry except during the rainy season and that often forms an oasis
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Alluvial Plain
Definition
area with fertile soil left by river floods
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refinery
Definition
facilities that turn petroleum into gasoline and other products
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Ergs
Definition
a vast area covered with sand and shifting dunes, as parts of the Sahara Desert.
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oasis
Definition
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
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Desalinization
Definition
to make sea water drinkable
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Steppe
Definition
dry, treeless, grassy plains
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Nomad
Definition
people that live on steppes
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Aquifer
Definition
underground rock layers in which water flows through
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Sedimentary Rock
Definition
Sediment or dirt from the ocean that compress together
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Silt
Definition
small particles of rich soil
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Phosphates
Definition
Mineral salts used to make fertilizer
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Poaching
Definition
Illegal fishing or hunting
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Bosporus Strait
Definition
Links the mediteranian
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Khyber pass
Definition
Between mtns. Hindu Kush
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Sahara
Definition
the worlds largest desert in North Africa
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Strait of Gibraltar
Definition
Separates Europe from africa
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Rub' al Khali
Definition
empty quarter
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Aswan High Dam
Definition
Located on the upper Nile river
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Pamirs
Definition
Lofty mountain ranges
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Kara-Kum
Definition
A desert with hot summers and very cold winters
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Zargos Mtns.
Definition
Strech southeast through turkey and Iran
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