Chapter 10 Key Term Quiz

Middle East and North Africa
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Injecting liquids at high pressure into underground rock formations to extract oil and gas.

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

The process by which water is transferred from land to the atmosphere by evaporation from soil and other surfaces and by transpiration from plants.

An economic development strategy marked by protectionist policies in order to bolster local growth.

The period in Europe from roughly 500 to 1100 associated with limited urban growth, economic development or knowledge production.

An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.

A nomadic people living in the desert regions of the Middle East and North Africa.

Originally refers to manuscript in which the original script was overlain by subsequent scripts but some still remain visible.

A more formalized written standard form of Arabic that is commonly used across the Arab-speaking world, in contrast to the multiple forms of spoken Arabic.

The cultural development in 14th century Europe, centered in Italy, that drew upon classical learning.

The name given to big-name, well-known architects who participate in construction to market or brand a city.

A sect of Islam distinct from Sunni whose adherents believe that the succession of the Prophet Mohammed should be hereditary and follow family bloodlines.

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