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A raised area of relatively level land.
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Plateau
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A series of broad, steep-walled valleys that stretch from the Red Sea to Mozambique.
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Great Rift Valley
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A semi-arid region south of the Sahara.
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Sahel
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The process by which land that could be farmed or lived on turns into desert.
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Desertification
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A long period of time without rain.
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Drought
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Flat grasslands with scattered trees and shrubs.
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Savannas
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Resources that cannot be replaced or that can be replaced only over a million years.
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Nonrenewable Resources
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Resources that can be used and replaced over a relatively short period of time.
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Renewable Resources
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Scientists who study fossils.
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Paleontolgists
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The gradual spreading of the Bantu across Africa over 2,000 years.
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Bantu Migration
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Ruler of Mali during its golden age, from 1312-1332.
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Mansa Musa
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