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Africa South of the Sahara Today
Ch. 9 Vocabulary
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Social Studies
7th Grade
01/08/2012

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Subsistence farms
Definition
Small plot of land on which a farmer grows only enough food to feed his or her family
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Cacao
Definition
Tropical tree whose seeds are used to make chocolate and cocoa
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Landlocked
Definition
Having no border with ocean or sea
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Overgraze
Definition
Problem that occurs when grazing animals like cattle and sheep eat too much of the sparse vegetation in a semiarid region
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Sisal
Definition
Plant fiber
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Habitat
Definition
Type of environment in which a particular animal species lives
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Cassava
Definition
A plant whose roots are ground to make porridge
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Genocide
Definition
Mass murder of people from a particular ethnic group
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Constitution
Definition
Document that describes the structure and powers of a government and the rights of people in a country
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Suffrage
Definition
Right to vote
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Migrant worker
Definition
Person who earns a living by temporarily moving to a place separate from his or her home in order to work
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Enclave
Definition
Small territory entirely surrounded by larger territory
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Benefit
Definition
Something that does good to a person or thing
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Stable
Definition
Firmly established; not likely to change suddenly or greatly
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Source
Definition
A point where something begins
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Restore
Definition
Return; to put or bring back into existence or use
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Shift
Definition
To change from one to another
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Structure
Definition
An arrangement of parts
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Brief
Definition
Not very long
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Widespread
Definition
Scattered or found in a wide area
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