 | Term | Definition |
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Apartheid |
separation of races |
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Nelson Mandela |
leader of the ANC |
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Great Zimbabwe |
city in zimbabwe |
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tuberculosis |
respiratory infection spread between humans |
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AIDS |
virus that kills |
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Cholera |
infection that is often fatal if not treated |
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Tigris |
river |
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wadis |
riverbeds that remain dry except during rainy season |
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Golan Heights |
hilly plateau over looking jordan river |
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Berlin Conference |
laid down rules for dividing africa |
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Malariai |
infectious disease marked by chills and fever |
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Aksum |
emerged in present day ethopia |
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olduvai gorge |
located in northern tanzania |
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pandemic |
uncontrollable outbreak of a disease |
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mutapa empire |
extended throughout all present day zimbabwe |
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rai |
kind of music that developed in 1920 by poor urban children |
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islam |
cultural and religious influence in north africa |
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fossil water |
underground aquifers |
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desalinization |
removal of salt from ocean water |
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refinery |
where crude oil goes |
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rub al khali |
famous desert |
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salt flat |
salts in soil |
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dead sea |
landlocked salt lake |
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jordan river |
provides resources in entire region |
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euphrates |
river supporting several ancient valley civilizations |
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muhammad |
prophet |
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islam |
monotheistic religion |
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zionism |
goal to create and support a jewish homeland in palestine |
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western wall |
wailing wall |
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dome of the rock |
where muslims believe muhammad rose into heaven |
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cash crops |
grown for direct sale |
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king leopold II |
developed interest in the congo |
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Mobutu sese seko |
countrys leader |
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mount kilimanjaro |
volcano in tanzania in africa |
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escarpment |
steep slope with nearly flat plateau on top |
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bantu migrations |
mass migration |
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serengeti plain |
grassland in northern tanzania |
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nile river |
worlds longest river |
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goree island |
off the coast of senegal |
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ashanti |
known for the work in weaving colorful cloth |
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stateless society |
people relying on family lineages to govern themselves |
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rift valley |
thing valley created by continental plates |
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oasis |
water that comes from surface |
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aquifers |
stores of underground water |
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silt |
on the farmland |
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aswah high dam |
dam on nile river in southern egypt |
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niger delta |
region that contains most of nigerias oil |
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sahel |
shore of the desert |
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desertification |
expansion of dry conditions |
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one commodity countries |
rely on principal commodities |
