Unit 6 Flashcards
Alluvial
Made of soil deposited by rivers
Subcontinent
A large landmass that is a major part of a continent
Cash Crop
A crop that is grown or raised to be sold on a local or world market
Oasis
Small areas in a desert region where freshwater is usually available from an underground spring or well
Petroleum
Oily, flammable liquid formed by dead ancient plants and animals
Nonrenewable Resource
A natural resource that cannot be quickly replaced once it is used
Standard of living
A measurement of a person’s or a groups education, housing, health, and nutrition
Steppes
Vast, mostly level, treeless plains covered with grassland vegetation
Textiles
Cloth
Malnutrition
Poor nutrition caused by lack of food
Life expectancy
The average number of years a person is supposed to live
Literacy Rate:
Shows the percentage of the population that can read and write
Drought
A long period of dry weather
Green Revolution
In the 1940s, a worldwide effort took place to increase food production in developing countries
Self-Sufficiant
A country can supply its own goods without outside assistence
Tributary
A river that flows into a larger river
Irrigation
The watering of crops using canals and other waterways
Kibbutz
WHere people live when they cooperate in all parts of live
West Bank
A disputed area on the edge of the Jordan River
Gaza Strip
A small are of land along the Mediterranean Sea
Hajj
The pilgrimage to Mecca
Quran
The holy book of Islam
Monarchy
A state or nation in which power is held by a monarch
Refugees
People who flee war or other disasters
