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Unit 2

SW Asia Geography

DescriptionTerm
a wet, fertile area in a desert that is fed by underground water oasis
underground water that is not renewable fossil water
supplying water to crops using a fresh source of water irrigation
fertile soil that is deposited on the banks of rivers and surrounding areas silt
having more than what is needed surplus
not having enough for wants and needs scarcity
another name for SW Asia Middle East
sunny, dry and barren climate zone that gets less than 10 inches of rain per year desert
semi-arid region between deserts and wetter areas; short grasses and shrubs; 10-20 inches of rain per year steppe
climate zone with dry, sunny warm summers and cooler wetter winters; found in coastal areas in mid-latitudes Mediterranean Climate
people groups who often move from place to place nomads/Bedouins
the practice of farming for the growing of crops and/or raising animals to provide food, wool, and other products agriculture
growing just enough food to feed yourself and your family subsistence agriculture; subsistence farming
a fancy word for dry arid
a fancy word for wet/moist humid
a mostly dry region that gets more rain than a desert semi-arid
an area that has warm temperatures much of the year tropical
an area with cooler winters and warmer summers temperate
areas that experience cold to very cold temperatures much of the year polar
lakes created by dams for storing of water reservoirs
the very expensive process of removing salt and other chemicals from seawater desalination
large-scale farming for the purpose of selling your produce to others commercial agriculture; commercial farming
an area that has very few people sparse
some areas having more of a resource and some areas having less unequal distribution
Created by: MrFurr
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