Africa
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VocabularyVocabulary
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Escarpment: a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge
Plateau:a relatively flat highland
Rift Valley:a valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth's crust
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Savanna:Grassland with scattered trees, found in areas marked by a hot dry season
Horn of Africa:a peninsula of northeastern Africa
Desertification:the spread of desert conditions into areas were not previously desert.
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Sahel:The transitional zone between the Sahara Desert (to the north) and equatorial
rainforests (to the south).
animal culling:Removing weaker animals from a herd to assist in herd improvement and maintain herd size.
sustainable development:achieving economic and social goals in ways that can be supported for the long term
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Islam:a religion based on a belief in one god and the teaching of Muhammad
Christianity:Monotheistic religion derived from the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Animism:the belief that spirits dwell in objects.
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Lingua franca:A lingua franca is any language widely used beyond the population of its native speakers.
Colonialism:controlling other countries and keeping them dependent on the controlling country.
Tribalism:The organization, culture, and/or beliefs of a tribe.
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Clans:a group of people united by kinship and descent.
slave trade:the capturing, transporting, buying, and selling of people as slaves. Poverty:Income & resources are below the level needed to meet basic needs
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Malnutrition:Ill health caused by lack of food, or quality food
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus the cause of AIDS
AIDS: Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeA fatal, incurable disease of the human immune system
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Malaria:disease caused by a parasite that infects the red blood cells, transmitted to people by mosquitoes.
infectious disease:A disease that can be transmitted from person to person or from organism to organism
PandemicThe spread of a disease throughout a country, continent, or the world.
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Epidemic:Disease that spreads rapidly throughout the people in a community/area
Blood diamonds:Diamonds that help fund and arm terrorists Poaching:illegally killing or taking of an animal/fish/plant for food or profit
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GenocideMass killing of a group of an ethnic, racial or political group.
Afrikaans:Official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish.
Apartheid:Policy of racial segregation maintained in South Africa from 1948 to 1991.
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Drought:Long period of dry weather.
Famine:A severe shortage of food causing violent hunger, starvation and death