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13 Cards in this Set
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Nok, Yoruba and Shoona
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Three of the original cultures of Africa
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Slavery
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a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work
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Cultural hearth
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The place of origin of a culture
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Planation agriculture
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an agricultural system for the commercial production of tropical and subtropical crops that began during the colonial era.
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North, West, Central, East and Southern Africa
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The five major geographic regions in Africa
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Child labour
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work that is harmful to a child’s health, does not pay fairly, and interferes with a child obtaining a education, having a childhood and creating friendships
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Slavery
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a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work
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Malaria
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a disease transmitted through mosquitoes
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Diarrhoea
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a disease responsible for many infant deaths in developing countries is
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Cholera
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an acute infection of the intestine, which begins suddenly with painless watery diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting.
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Lead poisoning
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Too much lead in water can damage various systems of the body including the nervous and reproductive systems and the kidneys, and it can cause high blood pressure and anemia.
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Hepatitis
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broad term for inflammation of the liver, caused by inadequate water supplies and poor sanitation and hygiene
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Typhoid fever
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an infection caused by bacteria which are transmitted from faeces to ingestion
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