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Africa Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |
Colonialism | the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. |
Colonization | Colonization (or colonisation) is an ongoing process of control by which a central system of power dominates the surrounding land and its components |
Berlin Conference | known as the Congo Conference |
Dark Continent | a name given to Africa by Europeans in the 19th century. The name meant that Africa was then an unknown area to Europeans, but it is now considered an offensive name. |
Genocide | the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. |
Apartheid | an Afrikaans word meaning "separateness", or "the state of being apart" |
Plateau | A high flat land the is a mountain. |
Sahara Desert | A desert on the northern side of Africa. |
Nile River | a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is 6,853 km long |
Victoria Falls | or Mosi-oa-Tunya, is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe |
Nelson Mandela | South African statesman, president 1994–99; full name Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964 as an activist for the African National Congress |