West Africa Vocab Flashcards
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Scarcity
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All societies must address the problems that resources are limited and needs and wants are unlimited.
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Interdependence
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Because we live on one planet and cannot satisfy all of our own needs, we depend on others for mutually beneficial solutions to common problems.
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Silent barter
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A process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly.
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Sahara
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A large, hot desert in North Africa that covers about 3.5 million square miles.
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Sahel
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A zone of semi desert, south of the Sahara, where short grasses, small bushes, and a few trees grow.
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Savanna
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A vegetation zone of tall grasses and scattered trees, with a long rainy season.
7
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Niger River
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The longest river in West Africa, and a kind of trading highway in early times.
