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sec 1 africa vocab
7th grade social studies
Question | Answer |
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a region drained by a river system | basin |
a gradual transition from fertile to less productive land | desertification |
an area between two geographic regions that have characteristic of both | transition zone |
a way of visting natural areas that conserves the natural resources of the region | ecotourism |
a deep alley formed when earth crust seprated as in east africa | rift valley |
the land that is away from the seacoast | nocturnal |
a steep slope | interior |
a group of lions that live together | pride |
grassland as in the south of sub-saharan africa | savanna |
a source of energy that uses flowing water to produce electricity | hydroelectric |
areas of high mountains lands | highland |
surronded by land on all sides with no direct access to a seacoast | landlocked |
the natural environment of a living plant or animal | habitat |
the practice of cutting down forests for crops or urban use | deforestation |
active at night rather that during the day | escarpment |
a forest with warm temperatures high humidity and thick vegetation that recevives more than 100 inches of rain per year | rain forest |
illegal hunting or fishing | poaching |