Flashcards: Sub-Saharan Africa Vocabulary
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mrdgeography on March 11, 2009
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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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