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1 14 Africa Vocab.
Africa Vocabulary
| 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 war between citezens of the same country. |
| Colony | A group of people living in such a country or area, consisting of the original settlers and their descendants and successors. |
| Coral reef | A reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone. |
| Deforestation | The state of being clear of trees. |
| Desertification | The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture. |
| Drought | A prolonged period of abnormally low precipitation; a shortage of water. |
| Genocide | The deliberate killing of a large group of people, esp. those of a paticular ethnic group or nation. |
| Immigrant | A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. |
| Imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |
| Indigenous | Originatin or occurring naturally in a particular place; native " the indigenous peoples of Siberia." |
| Industrialized Country | The term developed country is used to describe countries that have high level of development according to some. |
| Literacy Rate | is the proportion of the population over age 15 that can read and write. |
| Overgraze | Graze so heavily that the vegetation is dameged and the groung becomes liable. |
| Refuge | A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution. |
| Savanna | A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees. |
| Subsistence Farm | farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing. |