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17 Cards in this Set
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Sahel |
a semiarid area that lies between the Sahara |
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savanna |
parklike landscape of grasslands with scattered trees |
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arable land |
land that can be used for farming
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desertification |
the change when arable land drive out and becomes desert
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deforestation |
the loss of forest cover in a region
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malaria |
life-threatening disease spread by mosquitoes and caused by parasites
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salt trade |
exchange between West Africans selling gold and Arab traders selling salt |
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atlantic slave trade |
process by which Europeans brought enslaved Africans to the Americas |
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middle passage |
voyage across the Atlantic from Africa to the Americas |
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colonialism |
policy by which one country seeks to rule other areas |
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imperialism |
process of creating an Empire by taking over other areas |
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Pan-Africanism |
political and social movement that sought to unite black Africans across the globe |
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infrastructure |
body of public works, such as roads, Bridges, and hospitals, that a country needs to support a modern economy |
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corruption |
use of power for personal gain |
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griot |
African musician Storyteller who uses music to track Heritage and record history as well as entertain |
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African Union |
organization formed in 2002 to promote Unity among African States and to Foster development and in poverty |
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microcredit |
small loan |
