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Unit 2
SW Asia Geography
| Description | Term |
|---|---|
| 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 |