LTHS Regular World Geo Final Review (Section 3- Africa)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Rift Valleys | Long, thin valleys that formed as a result of continental plates |
| Serengeti Plain | Tropical grassland in north-central Tanzania |
| Canopy | Place where you would ifnd most animals in a rain forest |
| Desertification | A term that indicates a shift of the desert |
| Pandemic | A wide spread disease affecting a large population over a wide geographical area. |
| King Leopold ll | Responsible for promoting interest in opening the African interior to Euro Trade |
| Partice Lumumba | The leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo after it gained independence. |
| Apartheid | A policy that calls for complete seperation of races |
| Escarpment | A long, steep slope |
| Mt. Kilamanjaro | Africas highest peak |
| The Kalahari | Can reach 122 degrees in summer and fall below freezing at night in winter. |
| Water | Can be found 6,000 ft. below Sahara |
| Berlin Conference | Laid rules to dvide Africa |
| Stateless Society | Society that doesnt have a government |
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