Africa Vocabulary geo

Natural or man-made structure that blocks movement.

• Physical Barrier

• Cataracts

• Confluence

• Source

Belief that every natural thing has a soul

• Animism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

Religion based on the belief of one God (Allah) and Mohammed is the one true prophet.

• Islam

• Christianity

• Animism

• Judaism

Religion based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth

• Christianity

• Islam

• Animism

• Judaism

The process where land becomes more and more dry until it turns into a desert.

• Desertification

• Colonization

• Modification

• Evolution

One country ruling around an area and taking the resources.

• Colonization

• Emancipation

• Exploration

• Extortion

Region of Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and grasslands to the south.

• Sahel

• Sahara

• Congo

• Amazon

Region of Africa SOUTH of the Sahara

• Sub-Sahara

• Sahel

• Congo

• Atlas Mountains

A group of people in a country who share a unique culture or identity.

• Ethnic Group

• Sahel

• Family

• Gang

An unusually long period of little or no rain.

• Drought

• Monsoon

• Desertification

• Blizzard