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7 24 Africa Vocab
Africa Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| developing country | a poor country whose citizens mostly worn 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 | a fight between different groups within a country |
| colony | overseas territory or settlement tied to a parent country |
| coral reef | a structure formed by the skeletons of small sea animals |
| deforestation | widespread cutting of forests |
| desertification | the process by which grasslands change to desert |
| drought | a long period of extreme dryness and water shortages |
| genocide | a mass murder of a person because of their race, religion, ethnicity, politics, or culture |
| immigrant | a person who moves to a country to make a permanent home |
| imperialism | the system of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages |
| indigenous | native or originating from a place |
| industrialized country | a country in which a great deal of manufacturing occurs |
| literacy rate | the percentage (%) of people who can read and write |
| overgraze | to allow animals to strip areas so bare that plants can't grow back |
| refugee | a person who flees to another country to avoid persecution or disaster |
| savanna | broad grassland with few trees, found in the tropics |
| subsistence farm | a small plot where a farmer grows only enough food to feed his family |