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Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Physical Geography
Term | Definition |
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Landlocked | area with no direct access to a coast |
Deforestation | cutting down forests to create more cropland |
Ecotourism | tourism that is focused on wildlife protection and responsible use of land and resources |
Escarpment | a steep slope |
Savannas | tropical grasslands |
Rift Valleys | deep valleys that formed when Earth's crust separated and broke apart |
Poaching | illegal hunting |
Highlands | areas of higher mountainous land |
Desertification | process of changing to desert; there is less fertile land to grow food |
Transition zone | an area between two geographic regions that has characteristics of both. Example: The Sahel (area between the Sahara in the north and the savannas in the south) |