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| Mediterranean climate region | An area that has dry and hot summers and cool and rainy winters. Usually supports good agricultural activity |
| Desert Climate region | an area that generally has a hot climate and very little rainfall |
| arid | lacking sufficient [enough] water or rainfall, very dry |
| oasis | an area in the desert where vegetation is found because water is available |
| strategic water sources | very important water supply that helps one to survive and thrive economically |
| Suez Canal | A man-made connection created to link the Mediterranean Ocean to the Red Sea to allow ships to travel more quickly from Europe to Asia |
| Irrigation | an agricultural practice that involves providing water to crops through pipes, ditches, or streams |
| drip irrigation | Using small pipes that release water right above the ground to irrigate crops and conserve water |
| Anatolia Project | A series of dams being built in Turkey which will be used to help the economy of Turkey grow |
| desalinization | a process which removes salt from ocean water so it can be used for crops or consumption |
| strategic commodities | a resource that is extremely important to the economic well-being of a country |
| fossil fuel | any fuel derived from natural deposits such as coal, petroleum and natural gas - these fuels are exhaustible (cannot be replaced once used) |
| crude oil | petroleum that has not been processed |
| refinery | a facility that converts crude oil into products that can be used, such as gasoline |
| OPEC | A group that is made of many major oil producing countries. Their goal is to regulate the prices and production of oil. |
| guest workers | people that are imported into a country to fill job openings usually not desired by those who live there |
| human resources | using people's skills and talents |
| United Nations | international organization which most countries have a representative in. It acts as a quasi-international government in that it tries to address peace, security, economic and social issues throughout the world |
