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Geography 7(11)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| equatorial | around the equator |
| watershed | land drained by the river_2nd longest in the world |
| Congo River | largest in Africa, miles long |
| Rainforest | Central Africa has the second largest |
| Hydroelectric power | power from rapids/waterfalls |
| Savannas | area with a mixture of trees and bush |
| slash and burn | cutting forested areas down |
| Natural Resources | like food and other resources that make heat |
| Agriculture | farming |
| Millet | wild grass with edible seeds |
| Cobalt | a metal (magnets, alloys, etc...) |
| Manganese | another mineral used in iron/steel |
| Palm oil | cooking oil rich in proteins and vitamins |
| Cassava | thick plant with edible roots-flour |
| maize | corn |
| Triangular Trade | Africa-America-Europe |
| Middle Passage | brutal trip across the atlantic |
| colonialism | rue of one person over another |
| Rubber Conference of | 1884 |
| Missionaries earned money, but Africans not so much | True |
| coups | military overthrow of government |
| Refugees | people forced out of their homes |
| Most Central Africans | rural, in the country |
| trade language | French, common language for trading |
| Subsistent farming | farm to survive |
| Wattle | trees |
| Daub | dried mud |
| okra | veggie |