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Sub-Saharian Africa
Mr. Ofdovensky's Class
15
History
6th Grade
02/04/2009

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Term
Apartheid
Definition
An official policy of racial separation formerly practiced in South Africa.
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Cash Crop
Definition
A crop grown for sale.
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Colonialism
Definition
A system by which a country maintains colonies outside its borders.
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Desertification
Definition
The process by which land that can be formed or lived on turns into desert.
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Drought
Definition
A long period of time without rain.
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Missionary
Definition
A person who goes to another country to do religious and social work.
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Nonrenewable Resource
Definition
A resource that cannot be replaced or that can be replaced only over millions of years.
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Overgrazing
Definition
A process in which animals graze grass faster than it can grow back.
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Plateau
Definition
A raised area of relatively level land.
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Renewable Resource
Definition
A resource that can be used and replaced over a relatively short time period.
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Sahel
Definition
A semiarid region south of the Sahara Desert.
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Sanction
Definition
A penalty imposed upon a nation that is violating international law.
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Subsistence Farming
Definition
A method of farming in which people grow food mainly to feed their households rather than to sell.
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Urbanization
Definition
The movement of people from the countryside to cities.
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cataract
Definition
A large waterfall.
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