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Unit 1.1 SW Asia

1.1 Political and Physical Features Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface.
Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the Earth's surface, or the surface of a celestial body
Saline containing or impregnated with salt.
Desalination is a process that takes away mineral components or salt from saline water
Desalination Plants (factories) factories/plants that use technology to convert salt water (ocean) to clean drinking water
Desert arid land with usually sparse vegetation especially : such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of sporadic rainfall annually.
Desertification the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
Fertile land means "able to reproduce, soil fertility refers to the ability of soil to sustain agricultural plant growth
Arable Land is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.
Groundwater water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock
Fossil Water water that has been sealed underground in a layer of rock for thousands or even millions of years.
Water Pollution occurs when harmful substances—often chemicals or microorganisms—contaminate a stream, river, lake, ocean, aquifer, or other body of water, degrading water quality and rendering it toxic to humans or the environment
Replenish to fill or build up again.
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