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ch.17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alluvial plain | an area built up by rich,fertile soil left by a river |
| oasis | a fertile area that rises up in the desert wherever water is avalible |
| wadi | a dry river bed that fills when rare rain falls |
| semiarid | having lower tempatures 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 | an agreement with god |
| prophet | messenger of god |
| expand | to spread out or grow larger |
| collapse | a sudden failure breakdown or ruin |
| hydropolitics | the politics surronding water acseses and usage rights |
| fossil water | water that fell as rain thosands of years ago and is now trapped under ground |
| widespread | commonly occuring |