agriculture		a rock formed below sea level
arid		water flows down into a single from the high ground
Artesian water		the number of people living ina given area
basalt		water that come under pressure to surface
climate		graph showing average rainfall and temperature
climograph		molten rock
continental plates		anything that has been altered or built by people
coral polyps		taking valuable minerals such as gold from the ground
country		wearing away of soil and rock by natural elements
drainage basin		tiny animals that built the Great Barrier Reef
dunefields		area of the world where clocks show the same time
environment		anything of benefit or of use
erosion		flat land that surrounds a river
evaporation		little rainfall to support vegetation
extinct		land area of a nation
faulting		sand dunes formed parallel to wind
flood plain		plants of a particular region
folding		large solid rocky outcrop that resists erosion
human environment		usual weather patterns of a particular place
inselberrg		breaking and movement of rocks due to tectonic forces
landform		rain caused by passage over mountains
lava		surface volcanic rock
limestone		growing crops and livestock
longitudinal dunes		large pieces of the earth's surface that float on molten material
mesa		place a river begins
mining		accustomed to living in settlements such as a town
natural environment		a flat topped hill
orographic rain		no longer active
plateau		process by which water changes into water vapour
population density		a desert gully
resources		the things that surround us
sources		natural features of the land
time zone		large flat area of land
urbanised		bending of the earth's rocks due to tectonic forces
vegetation		areas of desert
wadi		a feature of the landscape