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Question 1

Exotic water

Answer 1

when it rains in other places, comes down river, and other places use that water. (ex: Egypt uses water from Nile River)

Question 2

Fossil water

Answer 2

really old water

Question 3

Aridity

Answer 3

how dry a region is

Question 4

Orographic Effect

Answer 4

mountains blocking wind current and water

Question 5

Sahel

Answer 5

border of the Sahara desert, rain is highly variable

Question 6

drought

Answer 6

lack of rain leading to water shortage

Question 7

wildfire

Answer 7

destructive unplanned fires in nature

Question 8

Oases

Answer 8

desert locations that may have ag

Question 9

desalination

Answer 9

removing salt from seawater

Question 10

colonialism

Answer 10

when one country controls another

Question 11

neocolonialism

Answer 11

indirect control of less-developed countries by developed countries, continued dependency

Question 12

Apartheid

Answer 12

legalized racial segregation

Question 13

Secularism

Answer 13

separation of the state from religion

Question 14

Commercial ag

Answer 14

developed countries, mass produced, profits

Question 15

Subsistence ag

Answer 15

underdeveloped countries, for consumption of the farmer & their family

Question 16

Desertification

Answer 16

when fertile land becomes desert, typically by drought

Question 17

NPP (net primary productivity)

Answer 17

how fast plants grow

Question 18

Balkans

Answer 18

made up of 11 split up countries to avoid conflict

Question 19

commodity economy

Answer 19

an economy that relies on the production and exporting of commodities