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3 28 Africa Vocab
Africa Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Developing country | A poor country whose citizens mostly work in agriculture. |
Life Expectancy | The average number of years a person from a certain group lives. |
Natural resources | Naturally occurring materials that can be used by humans. |
Scarcity | Inadequate supply or shortage. |
Cilvil War | Fight between different groups within a country. |
Colony | Overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country. |
coral reef | |
Deforestation | widespread cutting of forest |
desertification | process by which grasslands change to desert |
drought | long period of extreme dryness and water shortage |
genocide |