Africa Geography Vocabulary

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The number of people living in a given area is _______ ______?

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Population Density

Front

Which religion began in the Middle East and is based on the teachings of Muhammed?

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Islam

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What is a group of people that share the same belief system?

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Religious Group

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A source of this includes: trash, waste, industrial run-off, chemicals, and other materials piped into water.

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Water Pollution

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What is only growing enough food to feed one's self and one's family?

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Subsistence Agriculture

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What is the process of an area becoming more like a desert?

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Desertification

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Which monotheistic religion began in the Middle East and is based on the teachings of Jesus?

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Christianity

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What is the world's largest hot desert that is found in Northern Africa?

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Sahara

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What term is described by the starvation of people due to lack of food?

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Famine

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Which environmental area in Africa is located near the equator and has a near continuous hot/wet climate?

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Tropical Rain Forest