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Chapter 26-27

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Shifting Agriculture   The practice of farming a site until the soil is exhausted then moving on to a new site  
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Forage   Food for grazing animals  
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Deforestation   The process of stripping the land of its trees  
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Desertification   The transformation of arable land into desert either naturally or through human intervention  
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Refugee   A person who flees his or her country to escape danger or unfair treatment  
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Landlocked   Almost or entirely surrounded by land cut off from sea  
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Inland Delta   An area of lakes, creeks and swamps away from the ocean  
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Coup   The sudden overthrow of a ruler or government often involving violent force or threat of force  
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Ancestor woship   The belief that respecting and honoring ones ancestor will cause them to live on in the spirit world after death  
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Animism   The religious belief that such things as the sky rivers and trees contain gods or spirits  
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World Bank   An agency of the United nations that provides loans to countries for development projects  
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International Monetary Fund   Agency of the United Nations that provides loans to countries for development projects  
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Structural Adjustment program   Program to reform the structure of an economy  
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Watershed   Dividing ridge between two basins  
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Mercenary   A professional soldier hired by a foreign country  
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Barter   The exchange of goods without money  
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