SHMS 7th Grade Social Studies Vocab 4
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| Renewable Resources | natural resources that can be replaced in a relatively short period of time like trees and cocoa beans.
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| Sahara | a large desert covering most of northern Africa.
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| Sahel | a semiarid region that borders the Sahara to the south that is turning into a desert.
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| Savanna | flat, grasslands that are scattered with trees and shrubs.
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| Semi-Arid | a type of climate that is dry although it does receive more rainfall than an arid climate
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| South Africa | the country in southern Africa that was segregated because of apartheid.
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| Standard of Living | a measure for the quality of life in a location.
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| Swahili | ethnic group that is a mix of the Bantu and Arab people who live mainly in Eastern Africa; also, the language they speak.
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| Tropical Rain Forest | a region covered with tall trees and vegetation that receives a large amount of rainfall.
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| Arabs | Live mostly in northern Africa and speak Arabic and most practice Islam
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| Ashanti | believe in animism and the Golden Stool, found mostly in Ghana, West Africa, and speak 'Asante', or 'Twi'.
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| animism | the belief that natural physical entities,
including animals, plants, and features of the earth, have a spiritual essence.
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| Bantu | made up of 600 ethnic groups,found throughout central and southern parts of the continent, mostly practice Islam, but some practice Christianity or animism.
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| Swahili | inhabit the southern coast of East Africa, in Kenya, Tanzania, & Mozambique. Practice mostly Islam. Name means "one who lives on the coast".
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| Traditional Religion | Characteristics include Creation stories Kings are seen as gods, ancestor worship, rituals including art, music, fire, dance, food, drink, charms and amulets.
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| Great Rift Valley | A system of geologic depressions in southwest Asia and eastern Africa extending from the Jordan River valley to Mozambique. The region is marked by vulcanism and by a series of faults caused by tectonic action.
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