| A | B |
|---|
| savanna | tropical grassland with few trees |
| basin | broad flat valley |
| canopy | umbrella-like forest covering so thick that sunlight rarely reaches the forest floor |
| hydroelectric power | electricity generated by flowing water |
| dictator | leader who takes control of a government and directs affairs as he or she wishes |
| refugee | person who flees to another country to escape danger or disaster |
| steppe | dry treeless plain often found on the edges of a desert |
| tsetse fly | an insect whose bite causes a deadly disease called sleeping sickness |
| industrialize | to base an economy more on manufacturing and less on farming |
| deforestation | rapid cutting of many trees |
