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8 03 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 creatures |
| Deforestation | Widespread cutting of forests |
| Desertification | Process by which grasslands change to desert |
| Drought | Long period of extreme dryness and water shortages |
| 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 |
| Overgraze | To allow animals to strip areas so bare plants cannot grow back |
| Refugee | Person who flees to another country |
| 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 |
| 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 |