Geography Terms

2. Sea Salt lake on the border between Israel and Jordan. Note: Its shore, at approximately thirteen hundred feet below sea level, is the lowest point of dry land on Earth.
5. the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
8. irrigation Drip irrigation is defined as any watering system that delivers a slow moving supply of water at a gradual rate directly to the soil.
9. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
10. water Fossil water or paleowater is an ancient body of water that has been contained in some undisturbed space, crude oil
11. al-Khali a desert in S Arabia, N of Hadhramaut and extending from Yemen to Oman. About 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km).
12. Flat areas of flat land covered with a layer of salt.
16. a fertile spot in a desert where water is found.
17. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
19. beneath the surface of the ground.

1. plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat.
3. Heights a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing southeast through Baghdad to the Euphrates in SE Iraq
4. River a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing southeast through Baghdad to the Euphrates in SE Iraq
6. The removal of salt or other chemicals from something, such as seawater or soil.
7. River a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
8. abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.
13. the part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land.
14. an industrial installation where a substance is refined.
15. River The Jordan River is a 251-kilometre-long river in the Middle East that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and on to the Dead Sea
18. oil unrefined petroleum.