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20 Cards in this Set
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Abundance
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an over supply (too much)
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Scarcity
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Deficient in number and quantity; not enough
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The Sahel
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The dry grassy region south of the Sahara
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Deforestation
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wide spread cutting of forests
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Desertification
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process by which grasslands change to desert
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Subsistence Farming
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farmer grows enough for his family
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Savana
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broad grassland with few trees, found in the tropics
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Drought
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long periods of extreme dryness
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Irrigation
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planned series of ditches yo control flooding to better water land
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Industrialized country
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country where a great deal of manufacturing is done.
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Slash & Burn
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method of clearing land for planting by cutting and burning forest
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Cassava
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plant with roots that can be ground to make porridge
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Sorghum
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tall grass with seeds that are used as grain
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Oasis
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green area in a desert fed by under ground water
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Region
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area that shares common characteristics
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Refugee
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person who flees to another country to avoid persecution or disaster
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Nelson Mandela
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South African civil rights leader who became president of South Africa in 1994 after ravomg spent many years in priso during apartheid year.
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Township
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South African neighborhood created for the housing of people of a non-European descent
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Apartheid
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system of laws that seperated racial and ethnic groups and limited the rights of Blacks in the South Africa
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Boycott
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A form of protest in which people join together to refuse to buy goods until their demands are met.
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