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11 Cards in this Set
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savanna
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broad grassland in the Tropics with few trees
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plateau
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flat land with higher elevation than a plain
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drought
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long period of extreme dryness and water shortages
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pan
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small basins that collect water and then dry up
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cacao
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tropical tree whose seeds are used to make chocolate and cocoa
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oasis(oases)
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green area in a desert fed by underground water
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cataracts
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falls and rapids on a river
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escarpment
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steep cliff between higher and lower land
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shifting cultivation
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cut and burn trees from forests to create new farmland
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delta
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area formed from soil deposited by a river at its mouth
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Harmattan winds
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dry, dusty wind that blow south from the Sahara
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