Chapter 7 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. The MOST important environmental factor ancient civilizations used in deciding where to settle.
  2. 5. The shape and elevation of surface features, such as mountains and deserts.
  3. 8. The scientific study of the earth's surface.
  4. 10. A settlement NE of Egypt, settled by ancient Israelites, from 1800B.C.E to 70 B.C.E.
  5. 11. This flows from the Lebanon Mountains, through the Sea of Galilee, emptying into the Dead Sea.
  6. 12. The river that flows north through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean Sea, also the longest river in the world.
  7. 14. A countryin Africa first settled in 3100 B.C.E. This country still exists today.
  8. 15. A person who has no permanent home, who travels from place to place looking for food for their livestock.
Down
  1. 1. A large body of water in north Africa.
  2. 3. A settlement along the Nile River, south of Egypt, from about 2000 B.C.E. to 350 B.C.E.
  3. 4. The plants of a place or region.
  4. 6. A part or feature of something.
  5. 7. A plant in the grass family used to make paper and other items in ancient Egypt.
  6. 9. Differences between things or one another.
  7. 13. Plants in the grass family that grow tall and slender in marshy areas.