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Chapter 27 vocab
Chapter 27 Geography Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Harambee | A policy of cooperation adopted in Kenya, after independence to encourage economic growth. |
Pyrethrum | A pesticide produced from certain flowers. |
Malnutrition | Disease caused by not having enough to eat. |
Strategic Value | Importance of a place or thing for nations planning military actions. |
Villagization | A political movement by which rural people are forced to move to towns and work on collective farms. |
Ethnocracy | A government where one ethnic group rules over others. |
Apartheid | A rigid former policy of segregating in South Africa. |
Segregation | The separation of the races. |
Sanction | Any actions taken by the international community to punish a country for unacceptable behaviors. |
Savanna | A tropical grassland with scattered trees, located in the warm lands near the Equator. |
Pampa | A grasslands region in Argentina and Uruguay. |
Steppe | A temperate grassland found in Europe and Asia. |