Ch 19 Vocabulary

Chapter 19 Vocabulary

Arable: suitable for growing crops.

Commodity: goods produced for sale.

Petrochemical: chemical product derived from petroleum or natural gas.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP): the value of goods and services created within a country in a year.

Hajj: in Islam, the yearly pilgrimage to Makkah.

Embargo: a ban on trade.

Aquifer: underground water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand, and gravel.

Desalination: the removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and framing.