Posted: March 28th, 2023

Sub Saharan Africa Vocabulary

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Escarpment

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a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.

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Cataract

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a waterfall containing great volumes of water rushing over a precipice.

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Rift Valley

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a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift

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Fault

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a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.

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Delta

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wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.

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Estuary

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a partially enclosed, coastal water body where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean

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Leach

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the process of water carrying soluble substances or small particles through soil or rock

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Savanna

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typically hot, dry land with seasonal rains and tall grasses

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Harmattan

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cool dry wind that blows from the northeast or east in the western Sahara and is strongest from late November to mid-March

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Sanitation

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the ability to maintain hygienic conditions, through services such as garbage collection, industrial and hazardous waste management, and wastewater treatment and disposal

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Urbanization

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the movement and concentration of large groups of people to cities

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Domesticate

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the taming of both plants and animals for human use

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Apartheid

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a system of legislation that upheld segregation against non-white citizens of South Africa

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Universal Suffrage

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the right of all adult citizens to vote in an election

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Mass Culture

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he universe of cultural consumer goods that are distributed massively in the market

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Lingua Franca

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a language used to aid communication and commerce between people with different native languages. A common language shared by people from many language backgrounds.

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Oral tradition

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a community's cultural and historical traditions passed down by word of mouth or example from one generation to another without written instruction

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Extended family

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A household in which parents, children, grandparents, and other relatives live

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Clan

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a group (as in the Scottish Highlands) made up of households whose heads claim to have a common ancestor

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Nuclear Family

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a father and a mother, or a single parent, and their children

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Subsistence Farming

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people grow a variety of crops in order to feed their families and not to sell those crops on the markets.

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Shifting Farming

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the practice of farming by clearing land for farming by slashing vegetation and burning debris, farming there for a while, then moving on and repeating the process.

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Sedentary Farming

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Farming in the same place generation after generation

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Commercial Farming

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Farming for money, not for survival

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Cash Crop

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an agricultural crop that is purposely made strictly to be sold in a market environment for as much money as possible

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Conservation Farming

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Farming in a way to reduce any damage done to the earth by practicing crop rotation and avoiding the use of pesticides and chemicals.

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Infrastructure

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The structures needed for society to be successful: roads, sewage, electricity, etc.

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E-commerce

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a type of business model in which business transactions are done over the world wide web or over an electronic medium.

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Poaching

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the illegal trafficking and killing of wildlife

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Eco-tourism

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traveling to natural areas with a focus on environmental conservation. Ex. Going on a safari in Kenya where animals are treated well and the profits from the safari help the people and animals of Kenya.

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Escarpment

answer

a long, steep slope, especially one at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights.

question

Cataract

answer

a waterfall containing great volumes of water rushing over a precipice.

question

Rift Valley

answer

a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift

question

Fault

answer

a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.

question

Delta

answer

wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.

question

Estuary

answer

a partially enclosed, coastal water body where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean

question

Leach

answer

the process of water carrying soluble substances or small particles through soil or rock

question

Savanna

answer

typically hot, dry land with seasonal rains and tall grasses

question

Harmattan

answer

cool dry wind that blows from the northeast or east in the western Sahara and is strongest from late November to mid-March

question

Sanitation

answer

the ability to maintain hygienic conditions, through services such as garbage collection, industrial and hazardous waste management, and wastewater treatment and disposal

question

Urbanization

answer

the movement and concentration of large groups of people to cities

question

Domesticate

answer

the taming of both plants and animals for human use

question

Apartheid

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a system of legislation that upheld segregation against non-white citizens of South Africa

question

Universal Suffrage

answer

the right of all adult citizens to vote in an election

question

Mass Culture

answer

he universe of cultural consumer goods that are distributed massively in the market

question

Lingua Franca

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a language used to aid communication and commerce between people with different native languages. A common language shared by people from many language backgrounds.

question

Oral tradition

answer

a community's cultural and historical traditions passed down by word of mouth or example from one generation to another without written instruction

question

Extended family

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A household in which parents, children, grandparents, and other relatives live

question

Clan

answer

a group (as in the Scottish Highlands) made up of households whose heads claim to have a common ancestor

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Nuclear Family

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a father and a mother, or a single parent, and their children

question

Subsistence Farming

answer

people grow a variety of crops in order to feed their families and not to sell those crops on the markets.

question

Shifting Farming

answer

the practice of farming by clearing land for farming by slashing vegetation and burning debris, farming there for a while, then moving on and repeating the process.

question

Sedentary Farming

answer

Farming in the same place generation after generation

question

Commercial Farming

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Farming for money, not for survival

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Cash Crop

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an agricultural crop that is purposely made strictly to be sold in a market environment for as much money as possible

question

Conservation Farming

answer

Farming in a way to reduce any damage done to the earth by practicing crop rotation and avoiding the use of pesticides and chemicals.

question

Infrastructure

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The structures needed for society to be successful: roads, sewage, electricity, etc.

question

E-commerce

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a type of business model in which business transactions are done over the world wide web or over an electronic medium.

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Poaching

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the illegal trafficking and killing of wildlife

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Eco-tourism

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