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Chpt 31.3,32.2,33.2
Term | Definition |
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Savannas | Grassy plain with irregular patterns of rainfall. |
Islamist | A person who wants government policies to be based on the teachings of Islam. |
Coup d'etat | The forcible overthrow of a government. |
Apartheid | A policy of rigid segregation of non-white people in the Republic of South Africa. |
Darfur | A regioned in western Sudan where ethnic conflict threatened to lead to genocide. |
African National Congress (ANC) | The main organization that opposed apartheid and pushed for majority rule in South Africa; later a political party. |
Sharpeville | A black township in South Africa where the government killed ant-apartheid demonstrators in 1960. |
Socialism | System in which the people as a whole rather than private individuals own all property and operate all businesses. |
Desertification | Process by which fertile or semi-desert land becomes desert. |
Urbanization | Movement of people from rural areas to cities. |
Endangered Species | Species threatened with extinction. |
Sustainable Development | Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. |