The Middle East Glossary

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Across
  1. 4. the study of the processes that shapes the world's surface, the animals and plants that inhabit it.
  2. 5. an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passing of boats and ships
  3. 7. a serious disagreement or argument
  4. 8. area of land under the rule of a state
  5. 9. areas with distinct climates
  6. 12. how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface.
  7. 13. a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground
  8. 14. a barrier comstructed to hold back water and raise its level
  9. 15. small in number or amount and spread around an area
  10. 19. lack of precipitation for an extended period of time resulting in drier than normal conditions
  11. 20. a great deal of variety
  12. 23. an estimate in the amount of cryde oil located in an economic region that has not been drilled yet
  13. 26. the variety of plant and animal species in an area
  14. 28. the way something is spread out or arranged over a geographical area
  15. 29. boundaries the point at which two or more of the earths tectonic boundaries meet
  16. 32. meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
  17. 33. a large group of people who share the name background
Down
  1. 1. electricity generated from moving water
  2. 2. population divided by land area in square kilometres
  3. 3. to bring into a country from abroad for sale
  4. 6. a graph showing the amount of rainfall and temperate in an area
  5. 10. to buy or sell goods and services
  6. 11. a geopolitical region which includes parts of Asia, Europe and Africa
  7. 16. the watering of land by artificial means for agriculture
  8. 17. the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country or region is made and used
  9. 18. a relationship between countries in which they depend on each other for resources, goods and services
  10. 21. a product or service sold abroad
  11. 22. the height of the land
  12. 24. an area of land drained by a river and its tributaries
  13. 25. a large scale of ecosystem made of living and non-living parts
  14. 27. closely compacted, many in one area
  15. 30. the value of all resources an individual or society owns
  16. 31. an area, especially part of a country of the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.