Chapter 7 Vocab

6. fine particles of rock
8. (twowords) a body of water north of Africa
9. an area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river
11. (twowords) the longest river in the world, flowing through eastern Africa to a delta in northeastern Egypt around 3100 B.C.E.
12. the process of adding plant food to soil
13. the shape and elevation of surface features, such as mountains or deserts, of a place

1. the plants of a place or region
2. ________ features, the natural features on Earth's surface, such as landforms and bodies of water
3. a tough water plant used to make paper and rope in ancient times
4. a person who moves from place to place with no permanent home
5. a group of people or elements with obvious differences between one another
7. (twowords)a river in southwestern Asia that flows from the Lebanon Mountains, south through the Sea of Galilee, into the Dead Sea
10. an area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river