| A | B |
|---|
| canopy | umbrella-like covering formed by the tops of trees in a rain forest |
| hydroelectric power | electricity generated by flowing water |
| tsetse fly | insect whose bite can kill cattle or humans with a deadly disease called sleeping sickness |
| deforestation | widespread cutting of forests |
| coral reef | structure at or near the water's surface formed by the skeletons of small sea animals |
| poaching | illegal hunting of protected animals |
| free enterprise system | economic system in which people start and run businesses with limited government intervention |
| cassava | plant with roots that can be ground into flour to make bread or porridge |
| habitat | type of environment in which a particular animal species lives |
| ecotourist | person who travels to another country to view its natural wonders |
| plantains | kind of banana |
| autonomy | self-government |
| watershed | region drained by a river |
| endangered species | plant or animal under the threat of completely dying out |
| genocide | mass murder of a people because of their race, religion, ethnicity, politics or culture |
| refugee | person who flees to another country to escape persecution or disaster |
| plate | huge slab of rock that makes up the earth's crust |
| clan | group of people related to one another |
