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savannah

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a seaport in E Georgia, near the mouth of the Savannah River.

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plateau

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a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.

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sahara desert

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The Sahara is the world’s second largest desert, after Antarctica.
At over 9,400,000 square kilometres (3,630,000 sq mi), it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as Europe or the United States.

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bantu

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a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.

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swahili

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a member of a bantu people.

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subsistence farming

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farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.

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mansa musa

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fourteen century emperor of mali.

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