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5 05 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 desserts. |
drought | long period of extreme dryness and water shortages. |
genocide | mass murder of a people because of their race, religion, ethnicity, politics, or culture. |
immigrant | person who moves to a new country to make a permanent home. |
imperialism | system of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages. |
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 grassland with few trees, found in the tropics. |
subsistence farm | small plot where a farmer grows only enough food to feed his own family. |