Africa Vocabulary
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coral reef | structure formed by the skeletons of small sea animals
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colony | overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country
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civil war | fight between different groups within a country
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scarcity | inadequate supply or shortage
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natural resource | naturally occurring materials that can be used by humans
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life expectancy | the average number of years a person from a certain group lives
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developing country | a poor country whose citizens mostly work in agriculture
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deforestation | widespread cutting of forest
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desertification | process by which grasslands turn to dessert
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drought | long period of extreme dryness and water shortage
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imperialism | system of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages
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indigenous | native to or originating from a place
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industrialized country | country in which a great deal of manufacturing occuurs
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literacy rate | percent of people who can read and write
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overgraze | to allow animals to strip areas so bare that plants cannot grow back
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refugee | person who flees to another country to avoid persecution or disaster
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immigrant | A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country
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genocide | A large killing of a group of people because of ethnic group or nation
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savanna | A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions with few trees
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subsistence farm | farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing
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