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SW Asia Geo Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Oasis | A wet fertile area in a desert that is fed by underground water |
| Fossil Water | Underground water that is not being replaced by enough rainfall |
| Irrigation | Supplying water to crops using a fresh source of water |
| Silt | Fertile soil that is deposited on the banks of rivers |
| Surplus | More than what is needed |
| Scarcity | Not enough for all wants and needs |
| Middle East | Middle East |
| Desert | Sunny, dry, and barren climate zone that gets less than ten inches of rain a year |
| Steppe | emi-arid region between deserts and wetter areas. They have short grasses and shrubs. 10-20 inches of rain a year. |
| Mediterranean Climate | Climate zone with dry, sunny, warm summers and cooler and wetter winters. Found in coastal areas in the middle latitudes. |
| Nomads | People groups who often move from place to place. |
| Agriculture | The practice of farming for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products. |
| Subsistence Agriculture | Growing just enough food to feed yourself and your family. |
| Arid | Very dry. Think the desert. |
| Humid | An area that gets a lot of rain. |
| Semi-Arid | A mostly dry region that gets more rain than a desert (think steppe). |
| Tropical | In social studies this is used to mean an area that has warm temperatures. |
| Temperate | An area with temperatures that change from cool and cold to warm and sometimes hot, but generally in the middle of the two extremes. |