Chapter 17 Central Africa
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 basin/congo basin | a generally flat region surrounded by higher land such as mountains and plateus |
| congo river | Africas 2nd longest river, the 5th longest river in the world; begins south of Lake Tangamyinka and passes through a long stretch of rapids until it gets to Stanley Falls |
| copper belt | An area that stretches through northern Zambia and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo where Africa's copper is found |
| deforestation | The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves |
| dialects | regional varieties of a language; |
| inflation | An increase in the overall level of prices in the economy. |
| Kongo Kingdom | founded in the 1300's; one of the most important ancient kingdoms in Central Africa |
| malaria | a disease spread by mosquitoes that causes fever and pain; without treatment it could lead to death. |
| malnutrition | the condition of not getting enough nutrients from food |
| periodic market | an open-air trading market that is set up once or twice a week |
| rift valley | a stretch of land between steep cliffs where geological forces have forced the earth crust to shift and break apart. |
| western rift/great rift valley | the largest rift on earth and is made up of two rifts-eastern nd western |
| Zambezi River | flows eastward toward the indian ocean; has many waterfalls, including the famous Victoria Falls |
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