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Chapter 26-27
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Shifting Agriculture | The practice of farming a site until the soil is exhausted then moving on to a new site |
| Forage | Food for grazing animals |
| Deforestation | The process of stripping the land of 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 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 threat of force |
| Ancestor woship | The belief that respecting and honoring ones ancestor will cause them to live on in the spirit world after death |
| Animism | The religious belief that such things as the sky rivers and trees contain gods or spirits |
| World Bank | An agency of the United nations that provides loans to countries for development projects |
| International Monetary Fund | Agency of the United Nations that provides loans to countries for development projects |
| Structural Adjustment program | Program to reform the structure of an economy |
| Watershed | Dividing ridge between two basins |
| Mercenary | A professional soldier hired by a foreign country |
| Barter | The exchange of goods without money |
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