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Chapter 17
Vocabolary
Term | Definition |
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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 regulary available |
wadi | a dry riverbed that fills with water when rare rains fall in a desert |
semiarid | having lower temperatures and cooler nights than hot, dry deserts |
vary | to show differences between things |
polytheism | the belief in more than one god |
millennium | a period of a thousand years |
monotheism | the belief in one god |
covenant | a agreement with Abraham |
prophet | messenger of god, named moses |
expand | to spread out |
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 trapped deep below ground |
widespread | commonly occuring |