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Ch.17
Term | Definition |
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Alluvial Plain | A plain created by sediment deposited during floods. |
Oasis | A desert where underground water allows plants to grow throughout the year. |
Wadis | Are streambeds that are dry. |
Semiarid | Means somewhat dry |
Vary | To show differences between things |
Polythesim | People who worship many gods. |
Millennium | Is a period of thousands of years |
Monotheism | The belief in one God |
Covenant | A agreement with Abraham |
Prophet | A messenger of God |
Collaspe | A sudden failure, breakdown, or ruin |
Widespread | Commonly occuring |
Hydropolitics | Are politics related to water usage and access |
Fossil water | Water that fell as rain thousands of years ago. |
Expand | to spread out or to grow larger |