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chapter 17
vocablary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alluvial plain | an area built up by rich fertile soil left by a river |
| oasis | a fertile area that rises in a desert wherever water is regularly available |
| wadi | a dry riverbed that fills up with water when rare rains fall in the desert |
| semiarid | having lower temperatures and cooler nights than hot, dry deserts |
| vary | to show difference between things |
| polytheism | the belief in more than one god |
| millennium | 1,000 years |
| monotheism | the belief in one god |
| covenant | an agreement with God |
| prophet | messenger of God |
| expand | to spread out to grow larger |
| collapse | a sudden failure, breakdown, or ruin |
| hydropolitics | the politics surrounding water access and usage rights |
| fossil water | water that fell as rain thousands of years ago and is now tapped deep below the ground |
| widespread | commonly occurring |