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WGeo 14
Vocabulary chapters 24-27
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sahel | The region in Africa just south of the Sahara |
| colonialism | The system by which countries set up colonies to secure sources of raw material |
| Plateau | an area of high flat land |
| escarpment | A steep cliff that separates two areas of level elevation |
| chaparral | A type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates, small evergreen trees and low bushes or scrub |
| savanna | A tropical grassland with scattered trees located in the warm lands near the Equator |
| oral history | A history passed down by word of mouth |
| nomadic hearding | The practice of moving flockes to different pastures throughout the year |
| leaching | The dissolving and washing away of nutrients in the soil |
| landegredation | Reduction in the productive potential of the land |
| population density | The average number of people living in a given area |
| delta | The land formed at the mouth of soom rievers |
| basin irrigation | In egypt a system by which water and silt were controlled by embankments and timed reased to irrigate farmlands |
| reservoir | A natural or artifical lake used to collect water for human needs |
| sand storm | A windstorm that blows hot air dust and grit |
| perennial irrigation | An irrigation system that provides necessary water to the land though out the year |
| bazaar | An open air market; a street lined with shops and stalls |
| capital | wealth in the form of money or property owned or used in business |
| wadi | A unusually dry riverbed or gulley that holds water in case of a sudden downpoor |
| caravan | A large group of merchants who join together to travel in safety |
| medina | The old section of a North African city usually centered around a mosque |
| souk | A market in an Arab community |
| fellaheen | Egyptian pesants |
| shifting agriculture | The practice of farming a site until the soil is exhausted |
| forage | food for grazing animals |
| deforestation | The process of stripping land for its trees |
| desertification | The transformation of arable land into desert either naturally or through human intervention |
| refugee | A person who flees his or her country to escape danger or unfair treatment |
| landlocked | ALmost or entirely surrounded by land; cut off from the sea |
| inland delta | An area of lakes creeks and swamps away from the ocean |
| coup | The sudden overthrow of a ruler or government often involving violent force or the threat of force |
| ancestor worship | The belief that respoect and honoring ones ancestor will cause them to live in the spirit world after death |
| animism | The religious belief that such things as the sky rivers, and trees contain gods of spirits |
| WOrld bank International MOnetary Fund | An agency fo the UN that provides loans to the countries for development |
| structural adjustment program | A program to reform the structure of an economy |
| watershed | A dividing ridge between two basins |
| mercenary | A professional soldier hired by a foreign country |
| barter | The exchange of goods without money |
| harambee | A policy of cooperation adopted in Kenya after independence to encourage economic growth |
| pyrethrum | A pesticide produced from certain flowers |
| malnutrition | Disease caused by a lack of food or an unbalanced diet |
| strategic value | Importance of a place or thing for nations planning military actions |
| villagization | A political movement by whcih rural people are forced to move to towns and work on collective farms |
| ethnocracy | A system of governemnt in which one ethnic group rules over others |
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