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3 28 Africa Vocab
Africa Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Developing country | A poor country whose citizens mostly work in agriculture. |
| Life Expectancy | The average number of years a person from a certain group lives. |
| Natural resources | Naturally occurring materials that can be used by humans. |
| Scarcity | Inadequate supply or shortage. |
| Cilvil War | Fight between different groups within a country. |
| Colony | Overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country. |
| coral reef | |
| Deforestation | widespread cutting of forest |
| desertification | process by which grasslands change to desert |
| drought | long period of extreme dryness and water shortage |
| genocide |