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transition zone |
an area in which the properties of the land undergo a radical change
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delta |
a triangular section of land formed by sand and silt carried downriver; a triangular-shaped area of silt and sediment deposit found at the mouth of a river; an alluvial deposit at a river’s mouth that is shaped roughly like the Greek letter delta
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sahel |
the band of land extending from Senegal to Somalia; also called the African Transition Zone
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clan |
a large group of people descended from the same ancestor; a family group (pp. 494, 710); a group of close-knit, interrelated families
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oral tradition this style of writting is the oral tradition for arabic culture. |
the practice of passing down stories from generation to generation by word of mouth
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Subsistence farming
many cofan men passively turned to subsistance farmers. |
farming that provides the basic needs of a family with little surplus
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Desertification
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process in which arable land becomes desert; the destruction of land in arid and semiarid climates
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Rift valley
the rift valleys and geolgy of eastern sinai |
a valley formed by the separation of tectonic plates
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Indigenous cofee of several specices is indegenous and grwos wild. |
native to a place
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Poaching
you can get a criminal background for poaching. |
illegal hunting
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Reservoir
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a natural or artificial lake used as a source of water
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Conflict diamondsInfrastructure
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diamonds that are mined in war-torn areas and are used to finance one or more parties involved
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Infrastructure |
public services or systems such as power, water and sewage, transportation and communication networks, and schools and health care facilities
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Griots
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: traditional oral historians, storytellers, singers, and musicians of West Africa
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Understory
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a lower layer of the rain forest
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Cash crops
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farm product grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the farm family
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