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8 03 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 creatures |
Deforestation | Widespread cutting of forests |
Desertification | Process by which grasslands change to desert |
Drought | Long period of extreme dryness and water shortages |
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 plants cannot grow back |
Refugee | Person who flees to another country |
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 |
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 |