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Unit 7 Vocab- Africa Flashcards
UNit 7 Vocab
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Geography
9th Grade
02/02/2010

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Erg
Definition
a sea of sand created by high, shifting sand dunes
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Reg
Definition
a gravel-coverd plain in a desert area
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Depressions
Definition
large low areas
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Wadis
Definition
dry streambeds that fill with water only after rainfall
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informal sector
Definition
sector of an econmoy made up of people who do not work for formal businesses including many self employed people and small family owned businesses
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Berbers
Definition
cultural group that has lived in North Africa since long before waves of Arab Armies crossed the continent
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Silt
Definition
fertile, finely ground soil deposited from flowing water
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Pharoahs
Definition
Ancient Egyptian monarchs
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Hieroglyphs
Definition
pictures and symbols used in the ancient Egyptian writing system
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African National Congress
Definition
a political organization that pushed for an end to apartheid in South Africa
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Fellahin
Definition
peasant farmers of North Africa
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Sahel
Definition
region of Semiarid climate extending from Senegal and Mavritania to Sudan in Africa
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Desertification
Definition
Spreading of desert conditions
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Dual Economies
Definition
economies in which some goods are produced for export while other goods are produced for local consumption
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Swahili
Definition
language in east africa with roots in the languages of African coast with added arabic words
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Sisal
Definition
strong durable plant fiber used to make rope and twine
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Gum Arabic
Definition
sap of acacia trees; sticky substance that binds the ingredients in many candies and medicines
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Genocide
Definition
intentional destruction of people
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Escarpment
Definition
steep face at the edge of a plateau of other raised area
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Biodiversity
Definition
level of variety of plants and animals
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free port
Definition
port where almost no taxes are placed on the goods unloaded from other places
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Veld
Definition
grassland regions of South Africa
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Afrikaners
Definition
Dutch, French, and German settlers and their descendants in South Africa
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Apartheid
Definition
official policies what forced black south Africans to live in seperate areas and use seperated facilities from white south africans
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sanctions
Definition
penalities intended to force a country to change it's policies
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