A | B |
Equatorial | near the equator |
rift valley | long steep-sided valley between to parallel faults |
rapids | rapidly rushing water |
semi-arid | having very little rainfall |
lute | pear shaped six-string musical instrument |
okapi | african mammal |
pygmy | short african tribe |
imperialism | power over another country |
missionary | person who travels to spread his or hers religious beliefs |
boycott | protesting by refusing to use certain goods |
apartheid | keeping the races separate and unequal |
loom | machine for weaving cloth |
kente | brightly colored cloth |
thatch | straw or palm leaves used as roof covering |
gourd | fleshy fruit related to squash |
kraal | South-African village surrounded by a stockade |
ivory | white substance which comes from elephant tusks. |
terra cotta | hard red earthenware |
kudu | A large African antelope with white stripes |
mancala | African game with stones |