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Question | Answer |
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PROPHET | MESSENGER OF GOD |
IRRIGATION | PROCCES OF COLLECTING WATER AND DISTRIBUTING IT TO CROPS |
BAZAAR | LOCAL MARKETPLACE |
OASIS | FERTILE AREA THAT RISES IN A DESSERT WHEREVER WATER IS REGULARY AVAILABLE |
POLYTHESIM | BELIEF IN MORE THAN ONE GOD |
DESALINATION | PROCESS OF TREATING SEAWATER TO REMOVE SALTS AND MINERALS AND MAKE IT DRINKABLE |
DIETARY LAWS | RULES IN CERTAIN RELIGIONS THAT DETAIL WHICH FOODS PEOPLE CAN AND CANNOT EAT AND HOW FOOD SHOULD BE PREPARED |
HAJJ | PIGRIMAGE TO THE MUSLIM HOLY CITY OF MAKKAH |
STEPPE | PARTLY DRY GRASSLAND OFTEN FOUND ON THE EDGES OF A DESSERT |
MOSQUE | ISLAMIC HOUSE OF WORSHIP |
MONOTHESIM | BELIEF IN ONE GOD |
ERG | LARGE AREAS OF SOFT SANDS AND DUNES IN THE SAHARA |
NOMAD | PERSON WHO LIVES BY MOVING FROM PLACE TO PLACE |
THEOCRACY | FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH THE LEADER CLAIMS TO RULE ON BEHALF OF A GOD |
DRY FARMING | AGRICULTURE THAT CONSERVES WATER AND USES CROPS |
WADI | DRY RIVERBED THAT FILLS WITH WATER WHEN RARE RAIN FALLS IN A DESERT |
ALLUVIAL PLAIN/SILT | AREA BUILT UP BY RICH SOIL LEFT BY RIVER FLOODS |
RATIONING | MAKING A RESOURCE AVAILABLE IN LIMITED AMOUNTS |
REFINERY | FACILITY THAT TURNS PETROLEUM INTO GASOLINE AND OTHER PRODUCTS |