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Africa Vocab
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Geography
9th Grade
02/12/2010

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Sahel
Definition
the arid area on the S flank of the Sahara desert that stretches across six countries from Senegal to Chad.
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Dual Economies
Definition
When a country has more than one ecoomic system.
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Desertification
Definition
the rapid depletion of plant life and the loss of topsoil at desert boundaries and in semiarid regions, usually caused by a combination of drought and the overexploitation of grasses and other vegetation by people.
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Swahili
Definition
Spoken in Tanzania. South African language.
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Sisal
Definition
a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
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Gum Arabic
Definition
gummy exudate obtained from the acacia tree, esp. Acacia senegal, used as an emulsifier, an adhesive, in inks, and in pharmaceuticals.
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Genocide
Definition
the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
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Escarpment
Definition
a long, precipitous, clifflike ridge of land, rock, or the like, commonly formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust.
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Biodiversity
Definition
diversity among and within plant and animal species in an environment.
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free port
Definition
a port or special section of a port where goods may be unloaded, stored, and shipped without payment of customs duties.
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Veld
Definition
the open country, bearing grass, bushes, or shrubs, or thinly forested, characteristic of parts of southern Africa.
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Afrikaners
Definition
an Afrikaans-speaking native of South Africa of European, esp. Dutch, descent.
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apartheid
Definition
any system or practice that separates people according to race, caste, etc.
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