7_08_Africa_Vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
developing country | a poor country whose citizens mostly work in agriculture |
life expectancy | the average number of years a person from a certain group lives |
natural resources | naturally occurring materials that can be used by humans |
scarcity | inadequate supply or shortage |
civil war | a fight between to different groups within a country |
colony | overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country |
coral reef | structure formed by skeletons of small sea animals |
deforestation | widespread cutting of forests |
desertification | process of grasslands changing into deserts |
drought | long period of dryness or water shortage |
genocide | mass murder of people because of there culture |
immigrant | person who moves to a new country to make a permanent home |
imperialism | system of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages |
indigenous | native to or originating from a place |
industrialized country | country in which a great deal of manufacturing occurs |
literacy rate | percentage of people who can read or write |
overgraze | to allow animals to strip areas so bare that plants cannot grow back |
refugee | person who flees to another country to avoid persecution or disaster |
savanna | broad grassland with few trees found in the tropics |
subsistence farm | small plot where a farmer grows only enough food for him and his family |
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