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History Mar 4th Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Diplomatic | maintaining peaceful relationships between nations, groups, or individuals |
| Dessertification | The process by which fertile land becomes desert |
| Maleria | a life-threatening disease spread to humans by certain types of mosquitoes |
| Mount Kilimanjaro | Africa's tallest mountain, at about 5,895 meters, is located in Tanzania |
| Authoritarian | strict government control or obedience |
| Secessionist | someone who wants to break away from a larger group and form a new country |
| Sanctions | a strong action taken in order to make people obey a law or rule, or a punishment given when they do not obey |
| Apartheid | a system in place in South Africa in 1948 that separated people based on their race and skin color |
| Insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| Serengeti | a region of savannah (woodlands and grasslands) in East Africa, one of the greatest areas for wildlife |
| International Human Rights Law | rights every person, regardless of race, religion, or any other factor, should have just for being alive |
| Malnutrition | a condition in which a person does not get the right amount of nutrients |
| Niger River | the longest river in West Africa, and a kind of trading highway in early times |
| Savanna | a tropical or subtropical grassland (as of eastern Africa or northern South America) containing scattered trees |
| Sub-Saharan | part of the African regions south of the Sahara Desert |
| Sahel | Located south of the Sahara, this is the semi-arid strip of land that divides the desert from the wetter, savanna areas |
| Namib Desert | a desert in southwestern Africa |
| Imperialism | When a country or group of people takes control of another country or region, usually with the intent of gaining wealth and resources |
| Lake Victoria | The largest lake in Africa, it is also the second largest freshwater lake in the world. The lake lies mainly in Tanzania and Uganda. |
| Colonization | The idea of taking over a nation and claiming it as your own, through negotiation or force |
| Djibouti | A country is in eastern Africa |
| Famine | an extreme shortage of food for long periods of time |
| Annex | to add (a territory) to one's own territory |
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