Marcus Simmons 6A North Africa

2. a fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbor
6. encompassed means surround and have or hold within
10. too small or unimportant to be worth consideration
13. the ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages
14. chemical compounds that are often used in fertilizers
15. strong winds that blow the sand and create huge dust storms that chock people and animals that are caught out side

1. a area formed by soil deposits that build up as river water slows down.
3. the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.
4. a situated within or inside; relating to the inside; inner
5. people who move about from place to place in search of food they rely on those oases during their travels
7. a great or significant extent.
8. savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal.
9. a valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season
11. underground layers of rock in which water collects
12. substantially or considerably