COMBINED: Africa Physical Features, A Long Walk to Water 2024

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Sahara Desert

the largest desert in the world, covering most of northern Africa

<p>the largest desert in the world, covering most of northern Africa</p>
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Rainforest

Densely wooded area in Central Africa that creates a humid climate that receives large amounts of rain.

<p>Densely wooded area in Central Africa that creates a humid climate that receives large amounts of rain.</p>
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Sahel

Belt south of the Sahara where it transitions into savanna across central Africa. It means literally 'coastland' in Arabic.

<p>Belt south of the Sahara where it transitions into savanna across central Africa. It means literally 'coastland' in Arabic.</p>
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Mt. Kilimanjaro

Africa's highest mountain

<p>Africa's highest mountain</p>
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Savanna

makes up 40% of Africa, a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees and pronounced dry seasons

<p>makes up 40% of Africa, a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees and pronounced dry seasons</p>
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Cape of Good Hope

Southern tip of Africa; first circumnavigated in 1488 by Portuguese in search of direct route to India.

<p>Southern tip of Africa; first circumnavigated in 1488 by Portuguese in search of direct route to India.</p>
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Great Rift Valley

lowland region in East Africa that formed where Earth's tectonic plates moved apart

<p>lowland region in East Africa that formed where Earth's tectonic plates moved apart</p>
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Lake Victoria

the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world

<p>the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world</p>
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Nile River

The world's longest river, which flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea

<p>The world's longest river, which flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea</p>
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Horn of Africa

a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) shaped like a horn that includes Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia

<p>a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) shaped like a horn that includes Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia</p>
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Strait of Gibraltar

Narrow waterway that separates Europe from Africa by 8 miles

<p>Narrow waterway that separates Europe from Africa by 8 miles</p>
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Red Sea

This body of water separates the Arabian Peninsula from Africa.

<p>This body of water separates the Arabian Peninsula from Africa.</p>
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Atlas Mountains

a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert

<p>a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert</p>
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Namib Desert

a desert in southwestern Africa

<p>a desert in southwestern Africa</p>
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Kalahari Desert

Large desert in southern Africa

<p>Large desert in southern Africa</p>
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genocide

the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

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militia

a military force that is raised from the civil population to assist a regular army in an emergency.

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rebel

Someone or a group of people who rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or ruler

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tribe

A social organization made up of villages, bands, or other groups with a common ancestry, language, culture, and name

<p>A social organization made up of villages, bands, or other groups with a common ancestry, language, culture, and name</p>
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refugee

a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

<p>a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.</p>
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Dinka

ethnic group of South Sudan; Salva's tribe

<p>ethnic group of South Sudan; Salva's tribe</p>
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Nuer

rival tribe of the Dinka; Nya's tribe

<p>rival tribe of the Dinka; Nya's tribe</p>
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Gilo River

A river that separates Kenya and Ethiopia; known for its crocodiles

<p>A river that separates Kenya and Ethiopia; known for its crocodiles</p>
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Akobo Desert

desert in South Sudan, on border of Ethiopia

<p>desert in South Sudan, on border of Ethiopia</p>
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Itang

refugee camp in Ethiopia; refugees are forced to leave in 1991 when the government falls.

<p>refugee camp in Ethiopia; refugees are forced to leave in 1991 when the government falls.</p>
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Kakuma

refugee camp in Kenya; The Lost Boys spend years here

<p>refugee camp in Kenya; The Lost Boys spend years here</p>
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Ifo

refugee camp in Kenya; the last refugee camp Salva spends time in before coming to America

<p>refugee camp in Kenya; the last refugee camp Salva spends time in before coming to America</p>
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Lost Boys of Sudan

more than 27,000 boys of the Dinka ethnic group who were displaced and/or orphaned during the Second Sudanese Civil War

<p>more than 27,000 boys of the Dinka ethnic group who were displaced and/or orphaned during the Second Sudanese Civil War</p>
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Sudan Peace Act

in 2002, United States accuses the Sudanese government of genocide in the deaths of more than two million people

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Water for South Sudan

Salva's organization, which drills wells in South Sudan for Dinka and Nuer communities

<p>Salva's organization, which drills wells in South Sudan for Dinka and Nuer communities</p>
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Muslim

The religion that the government in the northern part of Sudan wanted all the people in the southern part to practice

<p>The religion that the government in the northern part of Sudan wanted all the people in the southern part to practice</p>
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school

What will be built next after the well in Nya's village is finished

<p>What will be built next after the well in Nya's village is finished</p>

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