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4 Six Weeks Review Flashcards

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Colonialism

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The system that countries set up colonies to secure sources of raw materials and markets for their products.

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Sahel

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Region in Africa just south of the Sahara

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Plateaus

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An area of high, flat land

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Escarpment

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A steep cliff that separates two level areas of different elevations

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Chaparral

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A type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes, or scrub

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Oral history

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History passed down by word of mouth

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Nomadic herding

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Practice of moving flocks to different pastures throughout the year

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Leaching

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Nutrients in the soil dissolve and washes away

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Savanna

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Tropical grassland with scattered trees, located in warm lands near equator

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Land degradation

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Productive potential of the land is reduced

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Population density

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Average number of people living in a given area

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Delta

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Land that forms at the mouth of rivers by soil that is dropped as the river slows and enters the sea.

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Fellaheen

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Egyptian peasants

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Sandstorm

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Windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit

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Bazaar

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Open-air market; street lines with shops and stalls

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Basin irrigation

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A system of water and silt were controlled by embankments and time released to irrigate farmlands

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Reservoir

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Natural or artificial lake used to collect water for human needs

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Perennial irrigation

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Irrigation system; provides water to the land throughout the year

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Capital

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Wealth; money or property owned or used in business

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Wadi

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Dry riverbed or gummy that temporarily hold water from a sudden downpour

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Caravan

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A lot of merchants join together to travel safely

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Medina

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The old section of N African city, usually centered around mosque

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Souk

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A market in an Arab community

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Shifting agriculture

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Farming until soil is exhausted, then moving to a new site

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Forage

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Food for grazing animals

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Deforestation

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Stripping the land of it’s trees

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Desertification

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Transformation or arable land to desert

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Refugee

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Person who leaves county to escape danger

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Landlocked

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Almost surrounded by land; cut off from sea

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Inland delta

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Lakes, creeks, and swamps are away from the ocean

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Coup

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Sudden over throw of ruler or government

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Ancestor worship

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Belief of respect ancestors will love in spirit after death

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Animism

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Religious belief that sky, rivers, and trees contain gods or spirits

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World bank

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Agency of the UN provided loans to countries for development projects

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International Monetary Fund

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Agency of the UN provided loans to countries for development projects

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Structural adjustment program

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A program that reforms the structure of an economy

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Watershed

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A dividing ridge between two basins

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Mercenary

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A professional soldier hired by a foreign country

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Barter

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Exchange of goods without money

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Harambee

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A policy of cooperation adopted in Kenya after independence to encourage economic growth

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Pyrethrum

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Pesticide produced from certain flowers

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Malnutrition

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Disease caused by a lock of good or an unbalanced diet

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Strategic value

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Importance of a place or a thing for nations planning military actions

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Ethnocracy

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A system of government where ethnic group rules over others

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Villagization

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A political movement by rural people who are forced to move to towns and work on collective farms

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Apartheid

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Policy of strict racial segregation

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Segregation

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Separation of races

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Sanction

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Action taken by international community to punish a country for unacceptable behaviors

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Enclave

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A country surrounded by another country

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White flight

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Departure of white people from a region

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Land redistribution

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Land is taken from those who own a lot, and is redistributed to the ones who have little of none

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