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3 15 Africa Vocab
Africa Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Developing Country | A poor country whose citizens who 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. |
| Civil War | Fight between different groups within a country. |
| Colony | Overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country. |
| Coral Reef | Structure formed by the skeletons of small sea animals. |
| Deforestation | Widespread cutting of forests. |
| Desertification | Process by which grasslands change to dessert. |
| Drought | Long period of extreme dryness and water shortages. |
| Genocide | Mass murder of a people because of their race, religion, ethnicity, politics, or culture. |
| Immigrant | Person who moves to a new country to make a permanent home. |
| Imperialism | System of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages. |
| Indigenous | Native to or originating from a place. |
| Industrialized Country | Country in which a great deal of manufacturing occurs. |
| Literacy Rate | Percentage of people who can read and write. |
| Over Graze | To allow animals to strip areas so bare that plants cannot grow back. |
| Refugee | Person who flees to another country to avoid persecution or disaster. |
| Savanna | Broad grassland with few trees, found in the tropics. |
| Subsistence Farm | Small plot where a farmer grows only enough food to feed his own family. |