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16 Cards in this Set
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Transition zone
A transition zone can be big or small. |
an area in which the properties of the land undergo a radical change
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Delta deltas are huge. |
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 sahel is also called the transition zone |
the band of land extending from Senegal to Somalia; also called the African Transition Zone
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Clan
The clan of people were all together in a crowd. |
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
Part of our religion is the oral tradition. |
the practice of passing down stories from generation to generation by word of mouth
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Subsistence farming
subsistence farming can help us along the way in the future. |
farming that provides the basic needs of a family with little surplus
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Desertification
Desertification causes a decrease of vegetation. |
process in which arable land becomes desert; the destruction of land in arid and semiarid climates
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Rift valley rift valley is a linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain |
a valley formed by the separation of tectonic plates
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Indigenous
Aborigines are the indigenous people of Australia. |
native to a place
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Poaching poaching is hurting an animal |
illegal hunting
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Reservoir
reservoir is an artificial lake used to store water in it. |
a natural or artificial lake used as a source of water
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Conflict dimonds Conflict diamonds have funded devastating civil wars in Africa, and still contribute to extreme violence, worker exploitation, and environmental devastation. |
diamonds that are mined in war-torn areas and are used to finance one or more parties involved
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Infrastructure
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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 |
traditional oral historians, storytellers, singers, and musicians of West Africa
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Understory |
a lower layer of the rain forest
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Cash crops |
farm product grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the farm family
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