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Unit 7 Ch 13 Sec 1
Geography and Early Africa
Term | Definition |
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rifts | long deep valleys formed my movement of the earth's crust |
sub-Saharan Africa | Africa south of the Sahara |
Sahel | strip of land with little rainfall that divides the desert from wetter areas |
savanna | open grassland with scattered trees |
rain forests | moist, densely wooded areas |
extended family | father, mother, children, and close relatives often in the same household |
animism | the belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits |