| Question |
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| Answer |
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| artificially watering crops |
irrigate |
| add variety |
diversify |
| region of deseart with water and some vegetation |
oasis |
| crops grown and sold for money |
cash crops |
| people who travel from place to place to find water and food for their herds |
nomads |
| type of soil that is good for growing crops |
fertile |
| height of land above sea level |
elevation |
| steep cliff near the coast |
escarpment |
| The way people make a living affects the _________________. |
economy |
| ___________ interrupt a river's flow and ships can't pass through |
cataracts |
| ________________ is a major part of Africa's economy. |
farming |
| African countries diversify their economy to ______________ themselves during times where the world's economy is uncertain. |
protect |
| Africa is called the ______________ continent because it has high elevation |
plateau |
| _______________ Desert crosses most of NORTH Africa |
Sahara |
| Tall grasses, thorny bushes and scattered trees grow here |
savanna |
| Important natural resources in Africa |
crops, minerals & timber |
| 3 major rivers in Africa |
Congo, Niger, Zambezi |
| The ___________ River flows north into the Mederterranian Sea |
Nile |
| 2 deserts in SOUTH Africa |
Namib & Kalahari |
| 2 cash crops in Africa |
coffee & tea |
| raising crops to support one's family |
substinence farming |
Ch.18 LTI-MA 509
