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Unit 6 Africa vocab
Term | Definition |
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Escarpment | Cliff, steppe, resulting from erosion |
Canopy | Dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rain forest trees |
Askum | An important East African center of trade |
Islam | The religious faith of muslims |
Bantu Migration | The movement of the Bantu peoples southward throughout Africa, spreading their language and culture from around 500 B.C. to around A.D. 1000 |
Nelson Mandela | ANC leader imprisoned by Afrikaner regime; released in 1990 and elected as president for South Africa in 1994 |
Malaria | This disease is commonly associated with poverty and is spread by mosquitoes. Each year 1-3 million mostly in Sub- Saharan Africa die of this disease and hundreds of millions are effected |
Rift Valley | A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart |
Oasis | A fertile place where there is water and vegetation |
Berlin Conference | A meeting from 1884- 1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed on rules colonization of Africa |
Rai | A style of music fusing Arabic and Algerian folk elements with Western rock |
Fang Sculpture | Carved boxes containing the skulls |