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Geography quizz
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- 1Savannatropical grassland
- 2desertificationchanging of desert,
there is less fertile land to grow food - 3rift valleydeep valley that formed when Earth's crust separated and broke apart
- 4interiorarea away from the coast
- 5deforestationcutting down forests
- 6Landlockedland that have no access to a coast
- 7imperialismpractice to extend a nation's influence by controlling other territories
- 8colonizationcontrolling and settling foreign territories
- 9missionariePeople sent by church to spread their religion among native population
- 10ethnic groupsa group of people who share a common culture
- 11mineralsinorganic solid substance formed through geological processes
- 12Epidemicoutbreak limited to a particular community
- 13Pandamicit becomes a pandamic when it spreads over a larger area.
- 14vaccinetreatment designed to increase immunity/resistance to a particular disease
- 15RefugeePeople who flee a place to find safety
- 16Failed stateA country in which the government , economic institution, civil order have broken down
- 17SegregationSeparation by race
- 18HomelandWere supposed to be self-governing but the national government actually took control of them
- 19ClansLarge family based unit with loyalty to the group
- 20ApartheidLegal Separation by race
- 21Hydroelectric powerElectricity produced by a river
- 22Transition zoneArea between two geographic regions that have characteristics of both
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