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South of the Sahara GT Vocab
South of Sahara Vocab plus the additional GT words
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6th Grade
02/20/2008

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Cataract

Definition

A large waterfall

 

 

Term

Apartheid

Definition
An official policy of racial separation formerly practiced in South Africa
Term

Colonialism

Definition
A system by which a country's mountains colonies outside its borders
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Drought
Definition
A long period of time without water
Term
Kinship
Definition
Family relationships
Term

Overgrazing

Definition

A process in which animals graze faster than it can grow back.

 

In other words: Where animals OVER GRAZE

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Sahel
Definition
A semiarid region South of the Sahara Desert
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Subsistence Farming
Definition

A method of farming in which people grow food mainly to feed their households, rather than to sell.

 

In other words: Where families farm to feed

Term
Coup d' Etat
Definition
An overthrow of a government by force
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Great Rift Valley
Definition
A series of broad, steep-walled valleys that stretch from the Red Sea to Mozambique
Term

Pastoralism

Definition

A way of life in which people raise cattle, goats, or sheep as their primary activity

 

Way to remember: In the PAST they did this a lot

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Sanction*

 

 

 

*= Vocab word! :)

Definition

A penalty imposed upon a nation that is violating international law.

 

In other words: To get in trouble for breaking a rule

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Urbanization

Definition

The movement of people from rural areas to cities

 

Way to remember: Urban means city

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Plateau
Definition

A raised area of relatively level land.

 

Term
Savanna
Definition
A flat grassland in a tropical or subtropical region with scattered trees and shrubs.
Term
Imperialism
Definition

The practice of one country's controlling the government and economy of another country or territory

 

In other words: When a country bosses over a country thats not theirs

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Nelson Mandela

Definition
He led the fight against apartheid in South Africa
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Missionary
Definition
Someone who is sent to spread a religious faith among unbelievers
Term

Veldt

Definition

An area of grassy land with few trees or shrubs

 

Way to remember: There is only one "t" in Veldt and there are only a few TREES in a veldt.

Term
Zulu
Definition

A member of a Bantu-speaking people of South Africa

Term
Afrikaner
Definition

A person born in South Africa whose native language is Afrikkans and whose ancestors were from Europe

 

In other words: An African person who fits the definition

Term
Boer
Definition

A South African

 

Way to remember: South Africans are not BOERing! (Boring!! Hahaha)

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William de Klerk
Definition

Last president of the apartheid-era

 

Way to remember: De last president of the A PART era

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