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Africa vocabualry
RBMS Africa vocabualry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| SAVANNA | GRASSLANDS WHERE THERE ARE VERY FEW TREESES |
| ESCARPMENT | A STEEP SLOPE CAUSED WHEN THE LAND PUSHES UP |
| REFUGEE | A PERSON WHO RUNS AWAY FROM A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. |
| DROUGHT | A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WIHT PRECIPITATION (RAIN OR SNOW) |
| LANDLOCKED | SURROUNDED BY LAND ON ALL SIDES, WITH NO DIRECT ACCESS TO A SEACOAST |
| DESERTIFICATION | THE PROCESS BY WHICH A DESERT GROWS LARGER |
| GENOCIDE | THE KILLING OF A GROUP OF PEOLE DUE TO THEIR RACE OR ETHNIC BACKGROUND |
| POACHING | ILLEGAL HUNTING OR FISHING |
| ECO-TOURISM | A WAY OF VISITING NATURAL AREAS THAT KEEPS THEM CLEAN AND UNDISTURBED |
| APARTHEID | LAWS IN SOUTH AFRICA THAT KEPT BLACK AFRICANS AND WHITE EUROPEANS SEPARATE |