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| imperialism | European countries who have more power taking over weaker countries in Africa. |
| Liberia | Colony founded in 1820 for free black slaves. |
| colony | A group of people who leave their home country to form a new settlement which is still governed by their home country. |
| divert | To turn in another direction. |
| native | Person born in a particular place or country. |
| civil war | Fight among different groups within a country. |
| desertification | Process by which grasslands change to deserts. |
| drought | Long period of extreme dryness. |
| overgraze | To allow livestock to strip areas so bare that plants cannot grow back. |
| subsistence farm | Small plot where a farmer only grows enough food to feed his own family. |
| canopy | Umbrella like forest covering. |
| hydroelectric power | Electricity generated by flowing water. |
| tsetse fly | A fly that carries a deadly disease called "sleeping sickness". |
| Lake Tanganyika | Largest freshwater lake in the world; borders Tanzania and Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa. |
| deforestation | Widespread cutting of too many trees. |
| poaching | Illegal hunting of protected animals. |
| cassava | Plant whose roots are ground to make porridge. |
| sisal | Plant fiber used to make rope and twine. |
| habitat | A type of environment where a certain species lives. |
| ecotourists | People who travel to another country to view its natural wonders. |
| autonomy | Self-government. |
| watershed | A region that is drained by a river. |
| endangered species | A plant or animal threatened with extinction. |
| genocide | The deliberate murder of a group of people because of their race or culture. |
| refugees | People who flee to another country to avoid persecution or disaster. |
| United Nations | World organization of countries working together to promote world peace. |
| human rights | The rights that all people in the world should have. |
| convention | Special document. |
| asylum | Safety in foreign countries. |
| persecution | Unfair treatment based on race, religion or ethnic background. |
| Copper Belt | Large area of copper mines that stretch across northern Zambia. |
| sorghum | A tall grass whose seeds are used as grain to make syrup. |
| Great Zimbabwe | Ancient stone fortress; African city and trading center built by Shona people. |
| Shona | Important ethnic group of south/central Africa; ruled from 1100's to 1800's; they built the Great Zimbabwe. |
| Victoria Falls | Waterfalls located in Zambia; referred to as the "Smoke that Thunders". |
| industrialized country | Country in which a great deal of manufacturing occurs. |
| Boer | Dutch word for farmers; settled in South Africa in the 1600s |
| apartheid | System of laws in South Africa that separated whites and blacks. |
| township | Crowded neighborhoods outside of cities in South Africa where most nonwhites live. |
| enclave | Small country located inside a larger country. |
