Africa vocab pt 1

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Rich soil of sand and mud from running water

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Alluvial soil

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Largest hot desert in N Africa

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Sahara Desert

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Member of wandering pastoral people

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Nomads

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Belief in a nation's right to independence

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Nationalism / Self-Rule

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Underground water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or gravel

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Aquifier

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Flat plain stretching 3300 miles, a transition zone between N and S Africa.

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Sahel

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Fixed limit or extent that follows straight lines.

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Geometric boundaries.

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World's longest river

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Nile River

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Dry streambed in desert, active only during heavy rain

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Wadi

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To tame; to bring plants or animals under human control.

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domesticate