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7 11 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 |
| 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 of removing salt to make seawater drinkable |
| 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 | the policy of extending the rule or an empire or nation over foreign countries, of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies |
| indigenous | originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to ) :the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa |
| industrialized country | a country characterized by industry on an extensive scale |
| literacy rate | the literacy rate is the percentage of people with the ability to read and write |
| overgraze | to graze beyond its capacity to sustain stock |
| refugee | a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc. |