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Unit 1.1 SW Asia
1.1 Political and Physical Features Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Latitude | is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface. |
Longitude | is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the Earth's surface, or the surface of a celestial body |
Saline | containing or impregnated with salt. |
Desalination | is a process that takes away mineral components or salt from saline water |
Desalination Plants (factories) | factories/plants that use technology to convert salt water (ocean) to clean drinking water |
Desert | arid land with usually sparse vegetation especially : such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of sporadic rainfall annually. |
Desertification | the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture. |
Fertile land | means "able to reproduce, soil fertility refers to the ability of soil to sustain agricultural plant growth |
Arable Land | is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops. |
Groundwater | water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock |
Fossil Water | water that has been sealed underground in a layer of rock for thousands or even millions of years. |
Water Pollution | occurs when harmful substances—often chemicals or microorganisms—contaminate a stream, river, lake, ocean, aquifer, or other body of water, degrading water quality and rendering it toxic to humans or the environment |
Replenish | to fill or build up again. |