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Chapter 24-27

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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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Chaparrel   show
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show A tropical grassland with scattered trees, located in the warm lands near the equator  
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show History passed down by word of mouth  
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show The practice of moving flocks to different pastures throughout the years  
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show The dissolving and washing away of nutrients in the soil  
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Land Degradation   show
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Population Density   show
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show The land that forms at the mouth of some rivers by soil that is dropped as the river slows and enters the seas  
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Fallaheen   show
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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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show The old section of a North African city, usually centered around a mosque  
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show A market in an Arab community  
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show The practice of farming a site until the soil is exhausted, then moving on to a new site  
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Forage   show
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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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Landlocked   show
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show An area of lakes, creeks, and swamps away from the ocean  
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show A sudden overthrow of a ruler or government, often involving violent force, or the threat of force  
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Ancestor Worship   show
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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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Harambee   show
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Malnutrition   show
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Pyrethrum   show
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Strategic Value   show
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show A political movement by which rural people are forced are forced to move to towns and work on collective farms  
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show A system of government in which one ethnic group rules over others  
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show Formerly in the Republic of South Africa, the policy of strict racial segregation  
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show The separation of the races  
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Sanction   show
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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 Redistibution   show
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show A dividing range between two basins  
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show A professional solider hired by a foreign country  
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Barter   show
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