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Chapter 24-27 Vocabulary

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Sahel   show
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show the system by which countries set up colonies to secure sources of raw materials and markets for their products  
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Plateau   show
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show a steep cliff that separates two level areas of differing elevation  
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show a type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes or scubs  
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Savanna   show
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Oral history   show
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show the practice of moving flocks to different pastures throughout the year  
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Leaching   show
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show reduction in the productive potential of the land  
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Population Density   show
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Delta   show
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Fellaheen   show
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Sandstorm   show
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show an open air market; a street lined with shops and stalls.  
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Basin Irrigation   show
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show a natural or artificial lake used to collect water for human needs  
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Perennial Irrigation   show
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Capital   show
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forage   show
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shifting agriculture   show
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show the process of stripping the land of its trees  
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show the transformation of arable land into desert either naturally or through human intervention  
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show a person who flees his or her country to escape danger or unfair treatment  
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landlocked   show
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inland delta   show
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coup   show
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ancestor worship   show
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land redistribution   show
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animism   show
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world bank   show
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show an agency of the united states the provides loans to countries for development projects  
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show a program to reform the structure of an econoy  
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watershed   show
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show a professional solider hired by a foreign couhty  
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barter   show
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harambee   show
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show a pesticide produced from certain flowers.  
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malnutrition   show
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strategic value   show
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ethnocracy   show
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show a political movement by which rural people are forced to move to towns and work on collective.  
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show formerly in the republic of south Africa, the policy of strict racial segregation  
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segregation   show
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sanction   show
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enclave   show
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show the departure of white people from a region  
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show a policy of cooperation adopted in Kenya after independence to encourage economic growth  
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show a market in an arab community  
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caranvans   show
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show the old section of a north African city, usually centered around a mosque  
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