SW Asia & North Africa

Question 1

land too poor to produce much or any vegetation

Answer 1

barren

Question 2

very dry, almost no rainfall

Answer 2

arid

Question 3

the practice of cutting down forests for cropping or Urban use

Answer 3

desertification

Question 4

Dependable or trustworthy

Answer 4

reliable

Question 5

reverse or streams that flow into a large body of water

Answer 5

tributary

Question 6

a flat area of land next to a stream or river that floods

Answer 6

alluvial plain

Question 7

Fine particles of soil deposited along river banks

Answer 7

silt

Question 8

The process of redirecting water to crops through canals and ditches

Answer 8

Irrigation

Question 9

A raw material used to produce oil

Answer 9

Petroleum

Question 10

A person who moves from place to place

Answer 10

Nomad

Question 11

Cannot reproduce quickly enough to keep up with its use

Answer 11

Nonrenewable

Question 12

existing or available in large quantities. Or. Having plenty of

Answer 12

abundant

Question 13

remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process. Or. improve (something) by making small changes, in particular make (an idea, theory, or method) more subtle and accurate.

Answer 13

Refine