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Social Studies 12
Sub-Saharan Africa: Government and Economics
| coup | illegal takeover of government |
|---|---|
| epidemic | outbreak of disease in a community |
| clan | a large family based unit with loyalty |
| famine | long period of food shortage |
| refugees | a person who flees to find safety |
| segregate | separation by race |
| commodities | good that can be bought. sold or traded |
| apartheid | legal separation of races |
| microcredit | small loan of money |
| pandemic | outbreak of disease over wide geographic area |
| failed state | country where order has broken down |
| homelands | areas where black Africans were forced to live |