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18 Cards in this Set
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envoy
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a diplomatic agent
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cape
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a piece of land jutting into the sea or some other large body of water.
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cowrie shells
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Beautiful egg-shaped shells belonging to sea mollusksof the genus Cypraea
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ebony
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a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
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harmattan
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A dry dusty wind that blows along the northwest coast of Africa.
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highland
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mountainous region or elevated part of a country.
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high veldt
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elevated open grassland in Southern Africa
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savanna
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a plain characterized by coarse grasses and scattered tree growth, esp. on the margins of the tropics where the rainfall is seasonal, as in eastern Africa.
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steppe
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A vast semiarid grass-covered plain
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swahili
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A Bantu language of the coast and islands of eastern Africa from Somalia to Mozambique.
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climate
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The meteorological conditions, including temperature, precipitation, and wind, that characteristically prevail in a particular region.
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topography
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The three-dimensional arrangement of physical attributes (such as shape, height, and depth) of a land surface in a place or region. Physical features that make up the topography of an area include mountains, valleys, plains, and bodies of water.
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import
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To bring or carry in from an outside source, especially to bring in (goods or materials) from a foreign country for trade or sale.
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export
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To send or transport (a commodity, for example) abroad, especially for trade or sale.
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fetish
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an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.
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ivory
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the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc
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percussion
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A family of musical instruments played by striking their surfaces. Percussion instruments are used to accentuate and dramatize certain notes or rhythms and include instruments such as cymbals, drums, triangles, and xylophones.
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rhythm
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the pattern of regular or irregular pulses caused in music by the occurrence of strong and weak melodic and harmonic beats.
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