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An area built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods is an:
a) alluvial plain
b) oasis
c) wadi
d) semiarid

An area in a desert where underground water allows plants to grow year-round is an:
a) erg
b) aquifer
c) oasis
d) delta

A dry riverbed that fills with water when rare rains fall in a desert is a :
a) wadi
b) oasis
c) silt
d) erg

Having lower temperatures and cooler nights than hot dry deserts is :
a) delta
b) silt
c) semiarid
d) erg

An area where sand, silt, clay, or gravel is dropped at the mouth of a river is a:
a) wadi
b) oasis
c) delta
d) nomad

Small particles of rich soil good for farming is :
a) delta
b) oasis
c) wadi
d) silt

A large area of sand is an :
a) oasis
b) erg
c) delta
d) nomad

A person who lives by moving from place to place in search of food is a:
a) nomad
b) wadi
c) erg
d) aquifer

A chemical salt used to make fertilizer is:
a) silt
b) erg
c) phosphate
d) semiarid

An underground layer of rock through which water flows is an:
a) aquifer
b) oasis
c) erg
d) nomad

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