Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Unit 1: Africa

Global History and Geography (Grade 9)

TermDefinition
Escarpment Steep cliff
Cataracts Large waterfalls
Hydroelectric Power Energy produced by moving water
Tropics Area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
Leaching Dissolving and washing away of the soil's nutrients by constant heavy rains
Desertification The change of semidesert land into desert land
Hieroglyphics Ancient form of Egyptian writing tht used Pictures and symbols to represent words and sounds
Mosque Muslim house of worship
Polygamy Practice of having more than one spouse
Diaspora Migration or scattering of a homogeneous people
Boycott Refusal to buy certain goods or services
Guerilla Warfare Hit-and-run attacks by small bands of fighters against a larger power
Democratization Moving toward a free system of governmetn
Pan-Africanism Nationalist movement that began in the early 1900s and called for unifying all of Africa
African National Congress An opposition group in South Africa who wanted to end Apartheid (Present-day party in charge)
Scramble for Africa Europeans competed with each other to take over African colonies (1800-1914)
Mutlinational Corporation Huge business enterprises with branches in many countries
Ethnicity Attachment to one's own ethnic group
Economic sanctions Cutting off trade with another country to pressure it to change its policies
Apartheid Rigid separation of races by law in South Africa
Created by: NewarkGlobal9
Popular World History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards