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Unit 6 & 7 Vocab.
Vocabulary 10 Word Unit 6 & 7 Social Studies
Term | Definition |
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silt | small particles of rich soil |
alluvial plain | an area of fertile soil left by river floods |
phosphates | mineral salts used to make fertilizer |
poaching | illegal fishing or hunting |
refineries | a facility that turns petroleum into gasoline and other products |
nomads | people moving across the steppes to find food and water for their herds |
dry farming | land that is left unplanted every few years so that it can store moisture |
rationing | a resource that is made available to people in limited amounts |
desalinization | a process that removes salt and minerals from water and makes it drinkable |
rift valley | a large break in the Earth's surface formed by shifting tectonic plates |