West Africa Vocabulary 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
