Central Africa - Ch. 11 Review

Front

This is land drained by a river and its tributaries.

Back

watershed

Front

This is an area where river currents and the ocean tide meet.

Back

estuary

Front

This is a method of farming that involves cutting down trees and underbrush and burning the area to create a field of crops.

Back

slash-and-burn agriculture

Front

What is biodiversity?

Back

the wide variety of life on Earth

Front

This is a type of grass that produces edible seeds.

Back

millet

Front

This is a tuberous plant that has edible roots.

Back

cassava

Front

This is a policy based on control of one country by another.

Back

colonialism

Front

This is an action in which a group of individuals seize control of a government.

Back

coup

Front

What is a refugee?

Back

a person who flees a country because of violence, war, persecution, or disaster

Front

What is a trade language?

Back

a common language that emerges when countries trade with each other