1. The Geography of the Fertile Crescent

2. Mesopotamia
Land between two rivers

4. FERTILE CRESCENT

5. FERTILE CRESCENT
RICH LAND

7. TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS
Made life possible in a dry region

8. levee
A levee is a wall that keeps a river within its banks

9. droughts
Long period without rain

10. canals
A channel built to carry water for transportation or irrigation.

11. irrigation
A system of canals which brings water to crops and fields.

12. erosion
Wearing away of soil by wind or water

13. silt
Silt is rich loose soil carried by water

14. silt
Silt is rich loose soil carried by water