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ch 24-27 vocab

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Term
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sahel   show
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show the system by which countries set up colonies to secure sources of raw materials and markets for their products  
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plateau   show
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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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show a tropical grassland with scattered trees located in the warm lands near the equator  
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oral history   show
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nomadic herding   show
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show the dissolving and washing away of nutrients in the soil  
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show reduction in the productive potential of the land  
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show the average number of people living in a given area  
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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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show Egyptian peasants  
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sandstorm   show
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bazaar   show
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show in Egypt a system by which water and silt were controlled by embankments and time released to irrigate farmlands  
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reservoir   show
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show an irrigation system that provides necessary water to the land throughout the year  
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show wealth in the form of money or property owned or used in business  
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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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souk   show
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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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desertification   show
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show a person who flees his or her country to escape danger or unfair treatment  
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landlocked   show
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inland delta   show
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show the sudden overthrow of a rule or government often involving violent of an extent or format volcano  
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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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show the religious belief that such things as the sky rivers and trees contain gods or spirits  
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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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show a professional soldier hired b a foreign country  
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barter   show
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show a policy of cooperation adopted in Kenya after independence to encourage economic growth  
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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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show an action taken by the international community to punish a country for unacceptable behaviors  
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show a country completely surrounded by another country  
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show the departure of white people from a region  
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land redistribution   show
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