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Climate Regions of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia

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wadi   dry riverbed that fills with water when rare rains fall in a desert  
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erg   large areas of soft sands and dunes in the Sahara  
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oases   fertile area that rises in a desert wherever water is regularly available  
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steppe   partly dry grassland often found on the edges of a desert  
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nomad   person who lives by moving from place to place to follow herds of migrating animals that they hunt or lead herds of grazing animals to fresh pasture  
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dry farming   agriculture that conserves water and uses crops and growing methods suited to semi arid environments  
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aquifer   underground layer of rock through which water flows  
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rationing   making a resource available in limited amounts  
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desalinization   process of treating seawater to remove salts and minerals and make it drinkable  
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sparse   few or scattered  
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adequate   enough to satisfy a particular requirement  
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