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7 14 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 desert |
Drought | Long period of extreme dryness and water shortages |
genicide | Mass murder of people because of their race,religion,ethnicity,politics,or culture |
Immigrant | Personwho moves to a new country to make a permanent home |
Imperialism | System of building forein empires for military and trade advantages |
Indigenous | Native or originating from a place |
Industrialised country | Country in which agreat deal of manufacturing occurs |
Literacy rate | Percentage of people who can read and write |
Overgraze | To allowanimals to strip areas so bare that plants cannot grow back |
Refugee | Personwho fleesto 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 |