Africa-Geography and Early History of Africa
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shandifrey on January 19, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 escarpment | a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge |
| cataract | a large waterfall |
| hydroelectric power | electricity generated by flowing water |
| Aswan Dam | a dam on the Nile River in Egypt, completed in 1970, which increased Egypt's farmable land by 50% and protected it from droughts and floods. |
| Kariba Dam | supplies hydroelectric power to Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| tropics | the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, typically warm climates |
| leaching | the removal of minerals that have been dissolved in water |
| drought | long period without rain |
| desertification | the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture. |
| Sahel | desertification is wide spread seperates the Sahara from the Savannah to the north, recieves little rain |
| sleeping sickness | caused by parasites spread when bitten by the tsetse fly |
| Swahili | a Bantu language with Arabic words spoken along the East African coast |
| pharaoh | the title of the ancient Egyptian kings |
| hieroglyphics | an ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds |
| Olduvai Gorge | a gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains |
| Ezana | Powerful king of Aksum who conquered Kush and converted to Christianity |
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