Eastern Hemisphere Chapter 10 Vocabulary

Question 1

small particles of rich soil

Answer 1

silt

Question 2

area built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods

Answer 2

alluvial plain

Question 3

type of rock formed when layers of sediment, or dirt from the ocean floor, are compressed together and harden

Answer 3

sedimentary rock

Question 4

chemical salt used to make fertilizer

Answer 4

phosphate

Question 5

illegal fishing or hunting

Answer 5

poaching

Question 6

facility that turns petroleum into gasoline and other products

Answer 6

refinery

Question 7

dry riverbed that fills with water when rare rains fall in a desert

Answer 7

wadi

Question 8

large areas of soft sand and dunes in the Sahara

Answer 8

erg

Question 9

fertile area that rises in a desert wherever water is regularly available

Answer 9

oasis

Question 10

partly dry grassland often found on the edges of a desert

Answer 10

steppe

Question 11

person who lives by moving from place to place to follow herds of migrating animals

Answer 11

nomad

Question 12

agriculture that conserves water and uses crops and growing methods suited to semiarid environments

Answer 12

dry farming

Question 13

underground layer of rock through which water flows

Answer 13

aquifer

Question 14

making a resource available in limited amounts

Answer 14

rationing

Question 15

process of treating seawater to remove salts and minerals and make it drinkable

Answer 15

desalinization