Geography quizz

Question	Answer
Savanna	tropical grassland
desertification	changing of desert, there is less fertile land to grow food
rift valley	deep valley that formed when Earth's crust separated and broke apart
interior	area away from the coast
deforestation	cutting down forests
Landlocked	land that have no access to a coast
imperialism	practice to extend a nation's influence by controlling other territories
colonization	controlling and settling foreign territories
missionarie	People sent by church to spread their religion among native population
ethnic groups	a group of people who share a common culture
minerals	inorganic solid substance formed through geological processes
Epidemic	outbreak limited to a particular community
Pandamic	it becomes a pandamic when it spreads over a larger area.
vaccine	treatment designed to increase immunity/resistance to a particular disease
Refugee	People who flee a place to find safety
Failed state	A country in which the government , economic institution, civil order have broken down
Segregation	Separation by race
Homeland	Were supposed to be self-governing but the national government actually took control of them
Clans	Large family based unit with loyalty to the group
Apartheid	Legal Separation by race
Hydroelectric power	Electricity produced by a river
Transition zone	Area between two geographic regions that have characteristics of both

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	Created by karinelatreille over 9 years ago