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Social Studies Notes
North Africa Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Silt | finely ground fertile soil that is good for growing crops |
| oasis | a wet, fertile area in a desert where a natural spring or well provides water |
| Berbers | an ethnic group who are native to North Africa and speak Berber languages |
| Arab Spring | a wave of pro-democracy uprisings across North Africa and Southwest Asia in 2011 |
| Souks | North African marketplaces |
| free port | a city in which almost no taxes are placed on goods sold there |
| dictator | someone who rules a country with complete power |