Unit 5 Africa Vocab

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Africa south of the Sahara Desert

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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Descended through the mother's side of the family

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Matrilineal

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Excess supply of something

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Surplus

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Livestock eats most grass, leaving ground bare.

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Overgraze

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Moist, densely wooded area

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Rain Forests

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Open grassland with scattered trees

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Savanna

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Long, deep valleys formed by earth's crust movement

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Rifts

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Belief that natural objects have spirits.

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Animism

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Father, Mother, Children, and close relatives living together

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Extended Family

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Method of trade used by people who don't speak the same language.

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Silent Barter