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Ch.24-27 vocab

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show the region in Africa just south of the Sahara.  
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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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show an area of high, flat land.  
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escarpments   show
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show a type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes, or scrubs.  
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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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land degradation   show
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population density   show
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show the land that forms at the mouth of some rivers by soil that is dropped as the river slows and enters the sea.  
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show Egyptian peasants.  
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sandstorm   show
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bazaar   show
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show in Egypt, a system by which water and silt were controlled by embankments and time released to irrigate farmlands.  
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reservior   show
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show an irrigation system that provides necessary water to the land throughout the year.  
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show a usually dry riverbed or gully that temporarily holds water from a sudden downpour.  
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show a large group of merchants who join together to travel in safety.  
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medina   show
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show a market in Arab community.  
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shifting agriculture   show
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show food for grazing animals.  
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show the process of stripping the land of its trees.  
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desertification   show
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show a person who flees his or her country to escape danger of unfair treatment.  
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show almost or entirely surrounded by land; cut off from the sea.  
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inland delta   show
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coup   show
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show the belief that respecting and honoring one's ancestors will cause them to live on in the spirit world after death.  
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animism   show
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world bank   show
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show an agency of the United Nations that provides loans to counties for development projects.  
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show a program to reform the structure of an economy.  
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show a dividing ridge between two basins.  
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mercenary   show
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show the exchange of goods without money.  
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harambee   show
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show a pesticide produced from certain flowers.  
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show Disease caused by lack or food or an unbalanced diet.  
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show importance of a place of thing for nations planning military actions.  
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show a political movement by which rural people are forced to move to towns and work on collective farms.  
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ethoncracy   show
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apartheid   show
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show the separation of the races.  
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show an action taken bu the international community to punish a country for unacceptable behaviors.  
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encalve   show
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white flight   show
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show a policy bu which is taken form those who own large amounts and redistributed to those who have little or none.  
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