AFRICA'S TRANSITION ZONE

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An area in which the properties of the land undergo a radical change

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Transition Zone

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Steppe region extending from Senegal to Somalia that receives little rainfall.

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Sahel

Front

Region where waters of a river spit into many channels as they bring sand and silt down river.

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Delta

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To adapt plants and animals from the wild for human use.

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Domesticate

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Agriculture that provides the basic needs of a family with a little surplus.

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Subsistence Farming

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Practice of passing down stories from generation to generation by word of mouth.

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Oral Tradition

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A large group of people descended from the same ancestor.

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Clan

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The destruction of land in arid and semi arid climates.

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Desertification

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A family that is headed by a male family member,

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Patriarchal

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Religious beliefs in which nature and objects, such as animals and mountains are thought to have spirits.

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Animist