| A | B |
|---|
| Congo Basin | flat region surrounded by platueas |
| canopy | thev topmost layer of the rainforest |
| poach | to hunt illegally |
| sleeping sickness | a virus spread by the Tsetse fly |
| ebola | a bleeding virus spread by monkeys |
| substistence farmer | a farmer who farms only for themselves |
| decidious | dormant in winter |
| Cameroon | the most stable of the central African coutnies |
| Malaria | a virus spread by mosqitos. |
| Congo river | an important river in central africa |
| Zambezi river | important river in southern-central Africa |
| copper belt | the area where the mojority of africa's copper is found |
| Periodic market | an open air trading market that is set up once or twice a week |
| Kongo Kingdom | a kingdom that was founded in the 1300's |
| dialects | regoinal varieties of a language |
| Kinshasa | the capital of the democratic republic of the congo |
| inflation | a rise in prices that occurs when currency loses its buying power |
| Malnutrition | not getting enough nutrients |
