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5 20 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 |
Civil War | fight between different groups within a country |
colony | overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country |
coral reef | structure formed by the skeletons of small sea animals |
deforestation | widespread cutting of forests |
desertification | process by which grasslands change to deserts |
drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortages |
genocide | mass murder of people because of their race,religion,ethinicity,politics,or culture |
immigrant | person who moves to a new country to make a permanent home |
imperialism | system or bulilding foreign empires for military and trade advntages |
indigenous | native to or originating from a place |
industrialized country | country in which a great deal of manufacturing occurs |
literacy rate | percentage of people who can read and write |
overgraze | to allow animals to strip areas so bare that plants cannot grow back |
refugee | person who flees to another country to avoid persecution or disaster |
savanna | broad grass land with few trees found in the tropics |
subsistence farm | small plot where a farmer grows only enough food to feed his own family |