| A | B |
|---|
| Mangrove | Tropical tree with roots that extend both above and beneath the water. |
| Savanna | Broad grassland in the Tropics with few trees. |
| Harmattan | Dry, dusty wind that blows south from the Sahara. |
| Subsistence Farm | Small plot where a farmer grows only enough food to feed his own family. |
| Cacao | Tropical tree whose seeds are used to make chocolate and cocoa. |
| Compound | Group of houses surrounded by walls. |
| Civil War | Fight among different groups within a country. |
| Overgraze | To allow livestock to strip areas so bare that plants cannot grow back. |
| Drought | Long period of extreme dryness. |
| Desertification | Process by which grasslands change to desert. |
| Bauxite | Mineral used to make aluminum. |
| Phosphate | Mineral salt used in fertilizers. |
