Unit 10 Sub Saharan Africa Vocab

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Animist

Pertaining to the religious beliefs of animism in which nature, such as animals and mountains, have spirits

Apartheid

(In South Africa) a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race

Bantu Migration

A massive migration of people across Africa about 2,000 years ago

Berlin Conference

In 1884, leaders of fourteen European countries came together to talk about control of Africa, specifically for natural resources

Cash Crop

Farm product grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the farm family

Conflict Diamonds

Diamonds that are mined in war-torn areas and are used to finance one or more parties involved

Delta

A triangular section of land formed by sand and silt carried downriver

Famine

Extreme lack of food

Groundwater

Water located underground within the Earth that supplies wells and springs

Habitat

Area with conditions suitable for certain plants or animals to live

Harmattan

A hot, dry wind that blows from the northeast or east in the western Sahara

Imperialism

The actions by which one country is able to extend power to control another country

Less Developed Country

A country that, according to the United Nations, exhibits the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development

Oral Tradition

The practice of passing down stories from generation to generation by word of mouth

Overfarming

Situation in which land is repeatedly farmed so that soil nutrients are depleted

Patriarchal

A family that is headed by a male family member

Poaching

Illegal hunting

Renewable Resource

A resource of which there is an endless supply because it can be replenished

Rift Valley

A valley formed by the separation of tectonic plates

Rwandan Genocide

This 100-day period between April and July 1994, nearly one million ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed

Sahel

The band of land extending from Senegal to Somalia; also called the African Transition Zone

Stateless Nation

An ethnic group without a formal state

Subtropical

Climate which is specified by hot and humid summers and mild to cold winters. The climate zones are located to the north and south of the tropical zone

Transition Zone

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