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NASWA Vocab

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Civilization It is a society with a highly developed culture, politics, and technology
Delta a piece of land shaped like a triangle that is formed when a river splits into smaller rivers before it flows into an ocean or sea
Desalination the process of removing salt from something, such as water
Embargo is a government order that limits trade in some way
Export a good that one country sends to another for sale or distribution
Fertile Crescent an area of fertile land stretching from SE coast of Mediterranean around the Syrian Desert to Persian Gulf
Hieroglyphics A form of writing used by the Egyptians Used to communicate stories through symbols and pictures
Human Environment Interaction the way that people change their environment and the way the environment changes people
Immigrant A person who takes up permanent residence in another country
Import a good that one country receives from another for sale or distribution
Irrigation is the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops
Migrant A person who moves from one place to another
Monotheism belief in one god
OPEC group of 12 of the world’s high petroleum exporting nations to coordinate policies and provide aid.
Pharaoh Title given to ancient Egyptian rulers or Kings
Pilgrimage a religious journey
Polytheism belief in more than one god
Population Density the measure of the number of people per unit area
Primary Source original source that documents an event in time, a person or an idea
Refugee A person who flees a place to find safety
Natural resources Renewable and non-renewable resources that come from earth
Revolution a complete, sudden or marked change in something, usually in government or economy.
Secondary Source Information that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the event(s)
Society A community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws, and organization
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