Long-term biological maturation of the human species.

The trough or trench that forms when a thinning strip of the Earth’s crust sinks between two parallel faults.

The slow movement of continents controlled by the processes associated with plate tectonics.

The creation of a state, exemplifying traditions of human territoriality that go back thousands of years.

British colonial practice that kept indigenous power structures in place, co-opting individual rulers.

The way people own, occupy, and use land.

One society or culture group taking land from another.

The successful late-twentieth-century development of higher-yield, fast-growing varieties of rice and other cereals in certain developing countries.

The agricultural operations of large, often multinational, corporations.

The study of health and disease within a geographic context and from a spatial perspective.

Refers to a disease in a host population that affects many people in a kind of equilibrium without causing rapid and widespread deaths.

A local or regional outbreak of a disease.

An outbreak of a disease that spreads worldwide.

A society marked by a mosaic of local languages.

The part of a national economy that is registered with government agencies and complies with laws and regulations, especially taxation.

The part of a national economy that is not registered with the government, and for which reliable statistics are rarely available.

Literally, apartness. The Afrikaans term for South Africa’s pre-1994 policies of racial separation, a system that produced highly segregated socio-geographical patterns.

A bounded piece of territory that is part of a particular state but lies separated from it by the territory of another state.

The strict criminal code based in Islamic law that prescribes corporal punishment, amputations, stonings, and lashings for both major and minor offenses.

The violent, jihadist, terrorist organization that is based in— and controls parts of—northeastern Nigeria.

Extreme dislike and fear of foreigners, sometimes fueled by populist politicians.

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Sub Saharan Africa

Term	Definition
Human evolution	Long-term biological maturation of the human species.
Rift valley	The trough or trench that forms when a thinning strip of the Earth’s crust sinks between two parallel faults.
continental drift	The slow movement of continents controlled by the processes associated with plate tectonics.
State formation	The creation of a state, exemplifying traditions of human territoriality that go back thousands of years.
Indirect rule	British colonial practice that kept indigenous power structures in place, co-opting individual rulers.
Land tenure	The way people own, occupy, and use land.
Land alienation	One society or culture group taking land from another.
Green revolution	The successful late-twentieth-century development of higher-yield, fast-growing varieties of rice and other cereals in certain developing countries.
Agribusiness	The agricultural operations of large, often multinational, corporations.
Medical Geography	The study of health and disease within a geographic context and from a spatial perspective.
Endemic	Refers to a disease in a host population that affects many people in a kind of equilibrium without causing rapid and widespread deaths.
Epidemic	A local or regional outbreak of a disease.
Pandemic	An outbreak of a disease that spreads worldwide.
Multilingualism	A society marked by a mosaic of local languages.
Formal economy	The part of a national economy that is registered with government agencies and complies with laws and regulations, especially taxation.
Informal economy	The part of a national economy that is not registered with the government, and for which reliable statistics are rarely available.
Apartheid	Literally, apartness. The Afrikaans term for South Africa’s pre-1994 policies of racial separation, a system that produced highly segregated socio-geographical patterns.
Exclave	A bounded piece of territory that is part of a particular state but lies separated from it by the territory of another state.
Sharia law	The strict criminal code based in Islamic law that prescribes corporal punishment, amputations, stonings, and lashings for both major and minor offenses.
Boko Haram	The violent, jihadist, terrorist organization that is based in— and controls parts of—northeastern Nigeria.
Xenophobia	Extreme dislike and fear of foreigners, sometimes fueled by populist politicians.

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