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Definition
show The region in Africa just south of the Sahara  
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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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show An area of high, flat land  
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Escarpment   show
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Chaparral   show
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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 production potential of the land  
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Delta   show
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show Egyptian peasants  
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show A windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit  
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Bazaar   show
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show In Egypt, a system by which water and slit were controlled by embarkments adn timerealeased to irrigate farmland  
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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 preperty owned to do legal buisiness  
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Wadi   show
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show A large group of merchants who join together to travel in safety  
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show The old section of a North African city, usually centered around a mosque  
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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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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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Inland Delta   show
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show The sudden overthrow involving violent force ro the threat of force  
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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 spirts  
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World Bank   show
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show An agency of the United Nations that provides loans to countryes for development projects  
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show A program to reform the structure of an economy  
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show A dividing ridge between two basins  
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show A professional soldier hired by a foreign country  
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show The exchange of goods without money  
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Harambee   show
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show A pesticide produced from certain flowers  
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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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show A system of government in which one ethnic group rules over others  
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Villagization   show
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Apartheid   show
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Segregation   show
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show An action taken by the interational community to punish a country for unacceptable behaviors  
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Enclave   show
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show The departure of white people from a region  
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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 o none.  
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Population Density   show
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