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Geo
Ch.24,25,26, & 27
Term | Definition |
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Sahel | the region in Africa just south of the Sahara |
Colonialism | the system by which countries set up colonies to secure sources of raw materials and markets for their products |
Plateau | an area of high, flat land |
Escarpment | a steep cliff that separates two level areas of differing elevations |
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 nearest the Equator |
Oral History | history passed down by word of mouth |
Nomadic Herding | the practice of moving flocks to different pastures throughout the year |
Leaching | the dissolving and washing away of nutrients in the soil |
Land degradation | reduction in the productive potential of the land |
Population Density | the average number of people living in a given area |
Delta | the land that forms at the mouth of some rivers by soil that is dropped as the river slows and enters the sea |
Fellaheen | Egyptian peasants |
Sandstorm | a windstorm that blows hot air, dust and grit |
Bazaar | an open-air market; a street lined with shops and stalls |
Basin Irrigation | in Egypt a system by which water and silt was controlled by embankments and time-released to irrigate farmlands |
Reservoir | a natural or artificial lake used to collect water for human needs |
Perennial irrigation | an irrigation system that provides necessary water to the land throughout the year |
Capital | wealth in the form of money or property owned or used in business |
Wadi | a usually dry riverbed or gull that temporarily holds water from a sudden downpour |
Caravan | a large group of merchants who join together to travel in safety |
Medina | the old section of a North American city, usually centered around a mosque |
Souk | a market in an Arab community |
shifting agriculture | |
forage | |
deforestation | |
desertification | |
refugee | |
landlocked | |
inland delta | |
coup | |
ancestor worship | |
animism | |
World Bank | |
International Monetary Fund | |
Structural Adjustment Program | |
Watershed | |
Mercenary | |
Barter | |
Harambee | |
Pyrethrum | |
Malnutrition | |
Strategic Value | |
Ethnocracy | |
Villagization | |
Apartheid | |
Segregation | |
Sanction | |
Enclave | |
White Flight | |
Land Redistribution |