Unit 8 - Sub Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

the part of Africa below the Sahara Desert

site

The absolute location of a place, described by local relief, landforms, and other cultural or physical characteristics.

situation

The relative location of a place in relation to the physical and cultural characteristics of the surrounding area

landlocked

completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean

escarpment

a steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface

steep

having a sharp inclination

split

to divide or break into parts

Sahel

a strip of dry grasslands on the southern border of the Sahara; also known as "the shore of the desert"

waterfall

A stream of water that falls from a high place.

Great Rift Valley

area in africa where parts of the plateau's surface dropped and early human fossils are found

slash and burn agriculture

a farming technique in which trees are cut down and burned to clear and fertilize the land

colonization

One country taking over another area to be used for their benefit

ethnic

A social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often race.

infrastructure

Fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, like transportation and communication systems, power plants, roads and schools

genocide

Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group

griot

A West African storyteller

refugee

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

subsistence farming

farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced

squatter

someone who settles on land without right or legal title

population growth

increase in the number of people who live in a territory or state