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Africa Vocabulary
Vocabulary for Coach Collins Class (11/13/09)
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6th Grade
11/11/2009

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ERGS
Definition
great "seas" of sand dunes in the Sahara
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SILT
Definition
finely ground soil deposited by a river
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HIEROGLYPHS
Definition
pictures and symbols used to record information in ancient Egypt
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TSETSE FLY
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a fly in Africa, south of the Sahara, that spreads sickness (a deadly disease)
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ARCHAEOLOGY
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the study of the remains and ruins of past culture
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MALARIA
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a deadly disease spread by mosquitoes
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SECEDE
Definition
to break away from one country to start another
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DROUGHTS
Definition
periods when little rain falls and crops are damaged
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BASIN
Definition
regions surrounded by mountain ranges or other higher land
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CANOPY
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the uppermost layer of a forests trees where limbs spread out and block out the sunlight
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DIALECTS
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a variation of language
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APARTHIED
Definition
the South African government policy of seperation of races, which began to disappear in the 1980s
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