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Chapter 17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alluvial Plain | an are 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 river bed that fills with water when rare rain falls in a desert |
| Semiarid | having lower temperatures and cooler nights than hot, dry desrets |
| Vary | to show differences between things |
| Polytheism | the belief in more than one god |
| Millennium | a period of a 1000 years |
| Monotheism | the belief of one god |
| Covenant | an agreement with God |
| Prophet | messenger of God |
| Expand | to spread out; grow larger |
| Collapse | a sudden breakdown; failure ; 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 occurring |