Chapter 7 Sections 1 and 2
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gazeliacarter on January 18, 2012
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Physical features - Africa South of the Sahara
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 escarpment | A steep cliff at the edge of a plateau with a lowland area below |
| rift valley | A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. |
| gorge | like a canyon, a steep-sided valley formed when a river cuts through land that is being lifted upward |
| industrial diamond | diamond used to make drills, saws, or grinding tools to process other materials rather than as a gemstone |
| series | arranged in an order and alike in some way |
| principal | most important; main or primary |
| drought | long period without rain |
| rain forest | dense stand of trees and other growth that receives high amounts of precipatation each year |
| canopy | dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rain forest trees; umbrella like covering formed by the tops of trees in a rain forest |
| deforestation | the process of stripping the land of its trees; cutting down of forests without replanting new trees |
| ecotourism | type of tourism in which people visit a country to enjoy its natural wonders |
| savanna | broad grassland in tropical or subtropical regions with few trees |
| desertification | process by which dry land areas turn into deserts |
| succulent | having fleshy plant tissue that conserves moisture; a plant that has thick, fleshy leaves that can conserve moisture |
| annual | occurring once a year |
| enormous | vey big; extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree |
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