| A | B |
|---|
| textiles | cloth made by weaving or by knitting |
| malnutrition | a poor nutrition caused by a lack of food or an unbalanced diet |
| life expectancy | the average number of years a person is expected to live |
| literacy rate | the percentage of a population age 15 and over that can read and write |
| drought | long period of dry weather |
| Green Revolution | a worldwide effort to increase food production in developing countries |
| self-sufficient | able to supply one's own needs without and outside assistance |
| tributary | a river that flows into a larger river |
| irrigation | the watering of crops using canals and other artifical waterways |
| kibbuts | a cooperative settlement |
| West Bank | a disputed region on the western bank of the Jordan River |
| Gaza Strip | a disputed region on the Mediterranean coast |
| hajj | a pilgrimage or journey to Mecca undertaken by Muslims during the month of hajj |
| Quaran | the holy book of islam |
| monarchy | a state or nation in which power is held by a monarch- a king, a queen, or an emperor |
| refugee | a person who flees was or other disasters |
| dictatorship | a form of government in which power is held by a leader who has absoulte authority |
| landlocked | having no direct access to the sea |
