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Chapter 21
Hayden: North Africa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Erg | A sea of sand created by high shifting sand dunes |
| Reg | a gravel covered plain or desert area |
| Depression | A large low area |
| Wadi | Dry streambeds that fill with water only after a rainfall |
| Berbers | A cultural group living in North Africa who pre-date the Arabs |
| silt | Finely ground, fertile soil |
| pharaohs | Kings of Egypt who were seen as gods and had complete power over Egyptians |
| hieroglyphs | Egyptian writing system that used pictures and symbols |
| freeport | Port where almost no taxes are placed on goods unloaded there |
| fellahin | peasant farmers of Egypt |
| harmattan | A hot, dry wind that sweeps southward across the Sahara desert |