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Unit 4
North Africa Notes
Term | Definition |
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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. |