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Environmental vocab
Environmental vocabulary of Africa
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Climate | weather conditions in areas over a period of time |
| Poverty | Being poor and not owning businesses |
| Desertification | useful land turning into desert |
| Desert | A barren area with no use to it. where there is not a lot of precipitation. |
| Sahel | A region located at the at the southern part of the sahara |
| Deforestation | cutting down of tress |
| Slash-and-bun agriculture | Burning down trees for spare land and fertilizer |
| Transportation | Moving from one place to another |
| High Aswan Dam | A dam located on the nile river |
| Irrigation | To supply land with enough water for crops |
| over population | too much people in an area |
| poor sanitation | Lack of cleaniness |
| Natural phenomena | processes that happen without human interferences |
| Diseases | Harmful viruses that causes sickness |
| Industrial waste | Waste from industries. |