5 10 Africa Vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
developing country | a poor country whose citizens mostly work in agriculture |
life expectancy | the average number of years a person from a certain group lives |
natural resources | naturally occurring materials that can be used by humans |
developing country | a poor country whose citizens mostly work in agriculture |
life expectancy | the average number of years a person from a certain group lives |
natural resources | naturally occurring materials that can be used by humans |
scarcity | inadequate supply shortage |
civil war | fight between groups within a country |
colony | overseas territory or settlement to a parent country |
drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortages |
coral reef | structure formed by skeletons of small sea animals |
deforestation | widespread of cutting forest |
immigrant | a person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another |
desertification | process by which grasslands changes to dessert |
indigenous | Originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment |
drought | long periods of extreme dryness and water shortages |
literacy rate | how many people can read and write in a certain place |
overgraze | To permit animals to graze excessively, to the detriment of the vegetation |
genocide | mass murder of people because of their race, religion, ethnicity politics and culture |
refugee | One who flees in search of refuge, as in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution |
savanna | A flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions |
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