Term | Definition |
A wet fertile area in a desert that is fed by underground water | Oasis |
Underground water that is not being replaced by enough rainfall | Fossil Water |
Supplying water to crops using a fresh source of water | Irrigation |
Fertile soil that is deposited on the banks of rivers | Silt |
More than what is needed | Surplus |
Not enough for all wants and needs | Scarcity |
Another name for SW Asia | Middle East |
Sunny, dry, and barren climate zone that gets less than ten inches of rain a year | Desert |
Semi-arid region between deserts and wetter areas. It has short grasses and shrubs and 10-20 inches of rain a year. | Steppe |
Climate zone with dry, sunny, warm summers and cooler and wetter winters. Found in coastal areas in the middle latitudes. | Mediterranean Climate |
People groups who often move from place to place. | Nomads |
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 |
Very dry. Think the desert. | Arid |
An area that gets a lot of rain | Humid |
A mostly dry region that gets more rain than a desert (think steppe). | Semi-Arid |
In social studies this is used to mean an area that has warm temperatures. | Tropical |
An area with temperatures that change from cool and cold to warm and sometimes hot, but generally in the middle of the two extremes. | Temperate |
In social studies this is areas that experience cold to very cold temperatures a large part of the year. | Polar |
Lakes created by dams where water is stored. | Reservoir |
The process of removing salt and other chemicals from seawater. | Desalination |
Large scale farming for the purpose of selling your produce to others. | Commercial Agriculture |
When there is few of something in an area. Similar to scarce. | Sparse |
Land that can be farmed easily. | Arable Land |