| A | B |
|---|
| canopy | topmost layer of a rain forest, which shades the forest floor |
| hydroelectricity | electric power generated by falling water |
| autonomy | self-government |
| apartheid | South African legal restrictions and practices separating racial and ethnic groups |
| basin | broad flat lowland area surrounded by higher land |
| desertification | process in which grasslands become drier and desert areas expand |
| drought | extended period of extreme dryness and water shortages |
| ethnic group | people who share a common cultural background |
| exclave | small part of a nation separated from the main part of the country |
| enclave | small nation or distinct region located inside a larger country |
| escarpment | steep cliff separating two fairly flat land surfaces, one higher than the other |
| high veld | flat, grassy plateau region of southern Africa |
| harmattan | dry wind that blows southward from the Sahara in winter |
| mangrove | tropical tree that grows in swampy land, it has roots both above and below the water |
| poacher | person who hunts and kills animals illegally |
| sisal | plant fiber used to make rope |
| savanna | tropical grassland with scattered trees, usually with wet and dry seasons |
| slash-and-burn farming | farming techniques in which areas of forest are cleared fro farmland by burning |
| tsetse fly | insect whose bite causes sleeping sickness |
| watershed | high ridge from which rivers of an area flow in different directions |
