DROUGHTlong period(s) without rain or

very dry conditions.

Sequía Seca

la sécheresse干旱جفاف

Tagtuyot가뭄

DeforestationClearing a forest or cutting down trees in a large area.

Deforestación

Desmatamento

la déforestation

إزالة الغابا砍伐森林삼림벌채

pagkalbo ng

kagubatan

ConsumptionThe using up of a resource.

Consumo

Consumo

Consommation

استهلاك

消耗소비

pagkonsumo

IrrigationThe process of moving water

to crops.

Irrigación

Irrigação

Irrigation灌溉الري

관개patubig

SpecializationWhen a nation or individual concentrates its efforts on

producing a limited variety of goods

especialización

Especialização

spécialisation

تخصص专业化전문화

pagdadalubhasa

Population

DensityHow crowded a place is and how

many people live in a place.

densidad de población

densidade populacional

densité de population人口密度

الكثافة السكانية

인구밀도density ng populasyon

Desalination-The process of removing salt

from sea/ocean water to make it usable for

consumption

Desalinización

dessalinização

Dessalement海水淡化تحلية المياه

담수화

Westernization-The process of becoming more like the

western world; materialistic.

occidentalización

Ocidentalização

occidentalisation

التغريب西化서구화

pagiging kanluranin

Dubai

Wealth-An abundance (a lot) of

goods, resources, or money

Poder

fortuna

richesse

ثروة财富재산

yaman

crisis

crise

criseصيبة

危机위기

krisis

Crisis-A time of intense difficulty,

trouble, or danger

The Middle East (SW Asia) is said to be in a

“water crisis”.

ClimateWeather conditions in an area

over a long period of time.

clima

clima

climat

مناخ气候기후

klima

Movementtheme of geography that

describes how people and ideas get around

movimiento

Movimento

mouvement

حركة移动움직임kilusan

Landlockedsurrounded by land on all sides; no direct access to a

sea, ocean, bay, etc…

cercado de tierra

sem litoral

enclavé

غير ساحلي内陆내륙

naka-landlock

Natural Resources any usable materials/resources that come from the earth, i.e.

water, oil, trees

recursos naturales

recursos naturais

ressources naturelles

الموارد الطبيعية自然資源천연자원

mga likas na yaman

Renewable Resourcesany usable materials that come from the

earth and can be easily replaced/regrown, i.e. trees that can be

replanted

Recursos renovables

recursos Renováveis

ressources renouvelables

موارد متجددة可再生资源

재생가능한자원mga likas na yaman

Non-Renewable

ResourcesAny usable materials that come from

the earth and cannot be easily replaced, i.e. fossil fuels

Recursos no renovables

recursos não renováveis

ressources non

renouvelables

مصادر غير متجددة不可再生资源

재생불가능한자원di-nababagong yaman

Peninsulaland surrounded by water on

all sides but one

Península

Península

Péninsule

شبه جزيرة半岛반도

peninsula

Straitnatural, narrow body of water that connects two

larger bodies of water

Estrecho

Estreita

Détroit

مضيق海峡좁은kipot