One of the Bantu languages that belong to
the Niger-Congo group.
Swahili
was a system of racial segregation in South Africa enforced through legislation by
the National Party (NP) governments, the ruling party from 1948 to 1994.
Apartheid
A steep slope with a nearly flat plateau
on top.
Escarpment
an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be extracted using a water well.
aquifer
a type of land degradation in which a relatively dry land region becomes increasingly arid, typically losing its bodies of water as well as vegetation and wildlife.
desertification
An uncontrollable outbreak of disease affecting a large population over a wide geographic area.
Pandemic
a society in which people use to rely on family lineage to govern themselves rather than an elected government or a monarch. A lineage is a family or group that has descended from a common ancestor.
stateless society
a marriage that includes more than two partners.
polygamy
an extreme and long-term shortage of food which causes widespread hunger and sometimes death to millions of people.
famine
Protest music born in Algeria.
Rai
the second largest continent on earth
Africa
Africa has a total of ___ countries.
54
The longest river in the world
The Nile River
The largest desert in the world
Sahara Desert
a climate zone with the same average temperature and the same average precipitation.
a biome
four biomes on the African continent
Desert
Rain forest
Savannah
Chaparral
an area that gets less than 10 inches of rain per year.
desert
regions which experience heavy rainfall. It must receive at least 70 inches of rain per year.
rain forest
Rain forests are responsible for processing ___ % of the world’s carbon dioxide and turning it into oxygen so that we can breath.
28
Approximately _____ medical compounds prescribed by Western doctors are derived from plants.
7,000
a grassy plain which covers nearly half of Africa. It characterized by scattered trees among a landscape of grasses and shrubs.
Savannah
a tree or umbrella thorn tree. They are trees that grow native to Africa and are a common symbol of the savannahs in Africa.
tortilis
characterized by short woody shrubs and a climate of mild wet winters and hot dry summers.
chaparral
The study of water flow in aquifers and the characterization of aquifers