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vocabulary

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desertification-   spreading of desert conditions.  
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staple-   the main food of a region.  
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millet-   type of drought resistant grain.  
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sorghum-   a type of drought resistant grain.  
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dual economies-   economies in which some goods are produced for export while other goods are produced for local consumption.  
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tsetse fly-   African fly carrying a human disease called sleeping sickness.  
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ivory-   creamed colored material that makes up the tusk of an elephant.  
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Swahili-   language in East Africa with roots in the languages of the African coast with added Arabic words.  
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sisal-   strong durable plant fiber used to make rope and twine.  
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gum arabic-   sap of acacia trees; a sticky substance that binds the ingredients in many candies and medicines.  
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genocide-   the international destruction of a people.  
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escarpment-   steep face at the edge of a plateau or other raised area.  
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biodiversity-   the level of variety of plants and animals.  
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veld-   grassland regions of south africa.  
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Afrikaners-   dutch, french, andgerman settlers and their descendants in south africa.  
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apartheid-   official policies that forced black south africans to live in separate areas and use separate facilities from white south africans.  
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sanctions-   penalties intended to force a country to change its policies.  
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African National Congress-   a political organiztion that pushed for an end to apartheid in south Africa.  
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informal sector-   sector of an economy made up of people who do not work for formal businesses including many self employed people and small family owned businesses.  
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