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World Geography Terms-Africa

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Shifting Farming
farmers who move every few years to find better soil
Clan
tribal community or large group of people ralted to one another
Savannas
tropical grasslands that contain trees
Escarpment
steep cliffs or slopes that separate plateaus
Habitat
area with conditions suitable for certain plants or animals to live
Desertification
arable land sturned into desert, usually due to destruction of vegetation
Literacy Rate
percentage of people who can read and write
Lingua Franca
universal language, spoke throughout East Africa
Leach
washing away of the nutrients in the soil by heavy rains
Per Capita Income
average income per person per year
Oral History
legends passed down orally generation to generation
Middle Passage
terrible passage acrss the atlantic
Arable Land
land suitable for growing crops
Catatracts
thunder waterfalls that spill over escarpments
Commercial Farming
organized as a buisness
Subsistence Farming
traditional agriculture whose goal is to produce just enough to eat for a family or a village to survive
Sedentary Farming
carried on at permanent settlements
Ethnic Groups
people with similar histories and cultures
Extinction
the dissapearance or end of species of animal or plant
Extended Families
household made up of several generations, like aunts uncles etc.
Cash Crops
farm crop grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the farm family

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