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Unit 6 GEOGRAPHY
Ch 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| APARTHEID | segregation in South Africa that limited the rights of blacks |
| BARRACOONS | temporarily captured slaves kept in a singular room |
| BASIN | depressed area of land |
| BIODIVERSITY | the wide variety of life on earth |
| CAPE COLONY | a major European colonial settlement at the southern tip of Africa, established by the Dutch |
| CASSAVA | plant grown to eat by boiling, roasting, or eating the roots plain |
| COUSCOUS | nuggets of steamed wheat, that is the base of many Moroccan meals |
| CREOLE | a blend of two languages that becomes the actual language of the area |
| DELTA | an area formed by soil deposits, builds up as the river water slows down, found at the river mouth |
| DESERTIFICATION | farmland or grassland become arid/dried out like a desert, due to overgrazing, misuse, or urbanization |
| EMBARGO | a ban on trading with a certain country |
| ENNEDI | arid plateau region in Chad |
| ERGS | sand dunes in the Sahara desert |
| ESCARPMENT | a large line where the land drops from high to low abruptly |
| ESTUARY | where fresh and salt water meet (brackish) |
| FELLAHEEN | the poor farmers of Egypt |
| GENOCIDE | the mass murder of a group of people |
| HYDROELECTRIC POWER | energy generated from moving water |
| KHARTOUM | the capital of Sudan |
| MALARIA | tropical disease caused by mosquitoes |
| MEDITERRANEAN SEA | the sea in the middle of Europe, Asia, and Africa |
| MILLET | cereal grasses |
| NAIROBI | capital & largest city of Kenya |
| NILE RIVER | the longest river in the world |
| NUCLEAR FAMILY | the family of two parents and their direct children |
| ORAL TRADITION | the passing down of traditions via word of mouth |
| PERIODIC MARKET | an open-air trading market held reguarly |
| PHOSPHATES | chemical compounds often used in fertilizers |
| PIDGIN | a simplified version of a language consisting of only a few words used by people who can't speak each others languages |
| POACHING | illegally killing animals or fishing |
| PYRAMID | a tomb for Pharoahs |
| RESERVIOR | an artificial lake behind the dam, which holds the water back |
| SAHEL | semi-arid region between the Sahara and the savanna |
| SAVANNA | desert area with some trees and shrubs |
| SILT | fine rich soil |
| SOUK | open-air market in North Africa |
| SUBSISTENCE FARMING | to grow just enough food to support your family, how most central Africans make a living |
| WADIS | dry riverbeds |
| WATERSHED | all the land that is drained by a river and its tribuaries |
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