mrdgeography on March 11, 2009
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
escarpment | steep cliff on the edge of a plateau |
cataract | obstruction in a river such as a waterfall or rapid |
landlocked | country that does not have an outlet to the ocean |
cash crop | agricultural items that are grown for export |
OPEC | organization that sets the price and production of petroleum (oil) |
rift valley | valleys that are formed from divergent plate activity in East Africa |
savanna | tropical grassland in africa |
steppe | semiarid grassland on the fringes of deserts or dry areas |
rainforest | forest of broadleaf trees in tropical wet climate zones |
sahel | a region south of the Sahara Desert that is vulnerable to desertification |
desertification | arid conditions expand into a non-arid area |
deforestation | trees are cut down faster than they can grow back |
subsistence farming | small scale farming where farmers grow enough food just to live |
slash and burn farming | when farmers cut down trees and burn them to fertilize the soil in tropical regions |
nomadic herding | when people have herds of sheep, goats, or cattle and move from place to place |
berlin conference | a meeting between european powers in 1884-1885 in which Africa was divided between them |
colonization | when people from a country settle in another part of the world bringing their customs and traditions |
genocide | the extermination of an entire people based on ethnicity, religion, or some other guideline |
extraction | mining or harvesting resources |
plantation | a large farm where cash crops are grown |
gross domestic product | the sum total of how much a country earns in a year |
oral tradition | relating myths, legends, or history through memorized stories |
refugee | people who flee a region |
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