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Chapter 15
North Africa
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arid | Very dry, having almost no rainfall |
| Desertification | A gradual transfermation from fertile to less productive land |
| Alluvial Plain | Flat area of area of land next to a streamof river that floods |
| Silt | Fine particle of soil deposited along riverbanks |
| Irrigation | The process of redericting Water to crops through channels and ditches |
| Petroleum | Raw materials used to make oil |
| Non-renewable | Cannot reproduce quickly enough to keep up with its use |
| Fault | Fracture in earth's crust |
| Oasis | A fertile place with water in dry dessert area |
| Qanat | A human-made underground tunnel on the Iranian plateau, used for carrying water from the mountains |