| A | B |
| A vast treeless plain, similar to a prairie | steppe |
| tea or cotton may be raised as this to be sold for money on the world market | cash crop |
| At this, fresh water is available from an underground spring or well. | oasis |
| Once it is used, this cannot be replaced | nonrenewable resource |
| Many people work hard to improve this for their people. | standard of living |
| A territory ruled by another nation, usually one far away is a | colony |
| A division into parts or portions is known as a | partition |
| The belief that there is only one god is known as | monotheism |
| This calls Muslims to pray | muezzin |
| This is made up of many private farms collected into a single unit controlled by the government | collective farm |
| Cloth, making cotton and silk clothing, that are sold worldwide | textiles |
| A long period of dry weather | drought |
| People who live on one of these cooperate in all parts of life. | kibbutz |
| A state or nation in which power is held by a king, queen, or emperor. | monarchy |
| Someone who flees his or her country because of war. | refugee |