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5 26 Africa Vocab
Africa Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| developing country | a poor country whose citizens mostly work in agirculture |
| life exepectantcy | 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 | fight between differrent groups in a country |
| colony | over seas territoy or settlement tied to a parent country |
| coral reef | structure foremed by the skeltons of small sea animals |
| deforestation | wide spred of cutting forest |
| desertification | process by witch grass land turn into deserts |
| drought | a long period of exetrem dryness and water sorteg |
| genocide | mass murder of people |