| A | B |
|---|
| famine | widespread hunger |
| desertification | the spread of desert-like conditions |
| Sahel | a strip of land that divides the desert from wetter areas |
| bauxite | the main source of aluminum |
| Serengeti Plain | large grassland areas in Tanzania where thriving with wildlife |
| safari | an overland trip to view/observe wildlife |
| Lake Victoria | a source of the Nile River |
| Great Rift Valley | the largest rift on Earth |
| zonal | climates organized by zones |
| savanna | an area of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs |
| drought | long periods of time when little rainfall occurs |
| imperialism | is a practice used to dominate other countires' goverment, trade, and culture |
| Horn of Africa | is an area of East Africa shaped like the horn of a rhinoceros horn; includes Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, & Djibouti |
| genocide | is the intentional destruction of a group of people |
| Tibesti | Africa's highest mountain range |
| Niger River | West Africa's longest river |
| Gulf of Guinea | The Niger River empties into |
| Timbuktu | was once a major cultural center in the 1500's |
| inland delta | the Niger River divides into a network of channels, swamps, & rivers called the inland delta; hundreds of miles from the coast of Mali. |
