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Sub-Saharan Africa

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Sahel   semi-arid region bordering the Sahara  
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river basin   lowland area draining a river  
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navigable   rivers deep enough for ships to travel through  
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canopy   topmost layer of forest  
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savanna   hot, seasonal dry grassland  
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arable   land good for growing crops  
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deforestation   loss of forests  
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trade network   routes used for trading goods  
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colonies   created for getting natural resources  
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colonies   created as market for selling goods  
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colonies   some created to supply traders  
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European colonies   ignored African boundaries  
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civil war   conflict between groups within a country  
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negative trade balance   when imports are more than exports  
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corruption   using power for personal gain  
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coup   forceful overthrow of government  
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microcredit   small loans to poor for starting own business  
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Namib Desert   coastal desert in Namibia  
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Okavango Delta   inland delta in Botswana  
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Serengeti Plain   savanna in Kenya & Tanzania w/ large migrating herds of wildlife  
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poaching   illegally hunting animals  
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ecotourism   tours planned to observe wildlife & support conservation  
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apartheid   separation of whites and blacks in South Africa  
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embargo   ban limiting / stopping trade with a nation  
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indigenous   native plants, animals, people  
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South Sudan   became country in 2011  
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genocide   attempt to destroy an entire group of people  
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terrorism   using violence to create fear  
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NGOs   nongovernmental organizations  
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NGOs   help to deal with problems with private funding  
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