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ch 24-27 vocab

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Term
Definition
sahel   show
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colonialism   show
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show an area of high flat land  
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escarpment   show
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show a type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates small evergreen trees and low bushes or scrub  
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savanna   show
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show history passed down by word of mouth  
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nomadic herding   show
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leaching   show
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show reduction in the productive potential of the land  
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population density   show
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show he land that forms at the mouth of some rivers by soil that is dropped as the river slows and enters the sea  
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fellaheen   show
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sandstorm   show
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bazaar   show
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basin irrigaion   show
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reservoir   show
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perennial irrigation   show
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capital   show
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show a usually dry riverbed or gully that temporarily holds water from a sudden downpour  
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caravan   show
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medina   show
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show a market in an Arab community  
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Shifting agriculture   show
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show food for grazing animals  
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deforestation   show
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show the transformation of arable land into desert either naturally or through human intervention  
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refugee   show
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show almost or entirely surrounded by land cut off from the sea  
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show an area of lakes creeks and swamps away form the ocean  
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coup   show
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show the belief that respecting and honoring one's ancestors will cause them to live on in the spirit world after death  
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animism   show
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world bank   show
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international monetary fund   show
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structural adjustment program   show
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watershed   show
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mercenary   show
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barter   show
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harambee   show
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pyrethrum   show
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malnutrition   show
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show importance of a place or thing for nations planning military actions  
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ethnocracy   show
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show a political movement by which rural people are forced to move to towns and work on collective farms  
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show formerly in the republic of south africa the policy of trict racial segration  
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show the separation of the race  
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sanction   show
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show a country completely surrounded by another country  
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white flight   show
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show a policy by which land is taken from those who own large amounts and redistributed to those who have little or none  
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