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Chapter: 7
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7th Grade
11/02/2009

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Basin
Definition
A region drained by a river system.
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Escarpment
Definition
A steep slope seperating 2 flat areas of diffrent hieghts.
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MT. Kilimanjaro
Definition
The highest moutian in Africa, in northeast Tanaznia.
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Sahara
Definition
The worlda largest desert.
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Victoria Falls
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A 355-foot waterfall on the on the Zambezi River in South Central Africa.
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Nile River
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The longest river in the world,which empties into the Mediterranean Sea in northeast Eypypt.
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Canopy
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The highest layer in a forest, formed by the treetops.
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Sahel
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A semiarid region just south of the Sahara.
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Desertification
Definition
The change of fertile land to desert.
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Tectonic Plates
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A large ridid section of the Earth's crust that is in constant motion.
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Savanna
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A grassland in the tropics or subtropics.
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