| A | B |
|---|
| semiarid | ”a climate that is hot |
| Sahel | ”a region of dry grasslands south of the Sahara |
| delta | a land made of soil that a river has carried and left at the place where the river flows into the sea |
| urbanization | the movement of people to cities |
| cassava | an African vegetable |
| assemble | to put parts together |
| sisal | a plant used to make rope |
| nomads | people who move from place to place looking for food and water for their animals |
| okapi | a furry animal that lives only in Congo's rainforests |
| refugee | a person who leaves home during a war |
| malnutrition | poor health caused by lack of good food |
| apartheid | laws in South Africa that kept racial groups apart |
| cape | a point of land that sticks out into a large body of water |
| escarpments | steep cliffs |
| desertification | what occurs when deserts grow larger and grasslands become smaller |
