7th Grade Chapter 13 Vocab

A long, deep valley formed by the movement of the earth's crust

• Rifts

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Sahel

• Savannah

Africa south of the Sahara Desert

• Rifts

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Sahel

• Savannah

A semiarid region in Africa; just south of the Sahara that separates the desert from wetter areas

• Rifts

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Sahel

• Savannah

An open grassland with scattered trees

• Rifts

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Sahel

• Savannah

A moist densely wooded area that many different plants and animals

• Rain Forests

• Extended Family

• Animism

• Silent Barter

A family group that includes the father, mother, children, and close relatives

• Rain Forests

• Extended Family

• Animism

• Silent Barter

The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits

• Rain Forests

• Extended Family

• Animism

• Silent Barter

A process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly

• Rain Forests

• Extended Family

• Animism

• Silent Barter

A spoken record of past events

• Oral History

• Griots

• Proverbs

• Kente

A west-African storyteller

• Oral History

• Griots

• Proverbs

• Kente