Middle East Geography Vocab

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Underground layer of rock & sand containing water

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aquifer

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Chemicals/materials piped into water or runoff from fields

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industrial runoff

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What is an oasis?

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Areas in the desert where underground water surfaces & vegetation grows.

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Removal of salt from seawater for drinking and farming

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Desalination

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Bedouins: nomadic people found in deserts/oases with livestock.

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Nomads who move from place to place.

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Minerals from the earth that are limited in supply over time.

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Non-renewable resources

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Population density?

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the number of people living in an area

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Founder of Judaism; father of three monotheistic faiths.

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Abraham

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Monotheistic faith from the Middle East, founded by Muhammad.

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Islam

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Monotheism

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Belief in one God