Words related to the culture and geography of Africa – Flashcards
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BUF
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BUFFALO, NEW YORK
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Great Rift Valley
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stretches from Syria in Southwest Asia to Mozambique in the southeastern part of Africa.
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faults
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fractures in the Earth's crust
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Lake Tanganyika
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one of the deepest and longest freshwater lakes in the world
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escarpments
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steep, often jagged cliffs
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cataracts
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waterfalls
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Ruwenzori Mountains
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these divide Uganda and the Democratic Republics of the Congo.
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Drakensberg Range
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These mountains rise to more than 11,000 ft. in South Africa and Lesotho.
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Lake Victoria
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the largest lake in Africa
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Desertification
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occurs when long periods of drought and land use destroy the vegetation.
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Niger River
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it means great river
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delta
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a triangular section of land formed by sand and silt carried downriver.
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Zambezi River
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a river in south-central Africa also meets the ocean in a delta.
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Victoria Falls
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the Zambezi River at this point of its journey plummets a sheer 355 feet.
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Congo River
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This river reaches the sea through a deep estuary, or passage, where freshwater meets seawater.
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estuary
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a passage wehre freshwaters meets seawater
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Desertification
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occurs when long periods of drought and land use destroy the vegetation.
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leach
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where heavy rains dissolve and carry away nutrients from the soil.
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savanna
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tropical grassland with scattered trees
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harmattan
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a northeast trade wind
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Serengeti Plain
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one of the world's largest savanna plains
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Sahel
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northern steppe of Africa between the desert and the tropical dry savanna
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Namib Desert
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a desert along the Atlantic coast of Namibia
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Kalahari Desert
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occupies eastern Namibia, most of Botswana, and part of South Africa.
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Nigeria
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country located in West Africa
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Gambia
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60 percent of its population live in villages
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Mauritania
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country in West Africa
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Cameroon
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At least 250 ethnic groups exist in this country.
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slavery
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a person who is the property and toils, or works, to another person
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pidgin
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a simplified speech used among people who speak different languages
