Chapter 7 Key Terms (Sub-Saharan Africa)

Geography 101 with Thakur at University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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African Union (AU)

[p. 378] a political organization consisting of all the countries on the African continent and some nearby islands promoting economic cooperation and social welfare

agroforestry

[p. 394] the raising of economically useful trees

animism

[p. 388] a belief system in which natural features carry spiritual meaning

apartheid

[p. 362] a system of laws mandating racial segregation in South Africa, in effect from 1948 until 1994

carrying capacity

[p. 364] the maximum number of people that a given territory can support sustainably with food, water, and other essential resources

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

[p. 378] a subregional organization that promotes economic cooperation among 20 African states

currency devaluation

[p. 376] the lowering of a currency's value relative to the U.S. dollar, the Japanese yen, the European euro, or other currency of global trade

desertification

[p. 394] a set of ecological changes that converts nondesert lands into deserts

devolution

[p. 385] the weakening of a formerly tightly unified state

dry forests

[p. 394] forests that lose their leaves during the dry season

East African Community (EAC)

[p. 378] an organization formed by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda to promote economic links among the countries of East Africa

Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC)

[p. 378] a subregional organization that promotes economic cooperation among 11 Central African states

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

[p. 378] an organization of West African states working toward forming an economic union

escarpment

[p. 356] long linear cliffs

female circumcision

[p. 391] the removal of the labia and the clitoris and sometimes the stitching nearly shut of the vulva

fragile environment

[p. 394] an area that contains barely enough water, soil nutrients, or other resources essential to meet the needs of plants and animals; human pressure in such environments may result in long-term or irreversible damage to plant and animal life

grassroots economic development

[p. 379] economic development projects designed to help individuals and their families achieve sustainable livelihoods

Horn of Africa

[p. 357] the part of Africa that juts out from East Africa and wraps around the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula

intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)

[p. 356] a band of atmospheric currents circling the globe roughly at the equator; warm winds from both north and south converge at the ITCZ, pushing air upward and causing copious rainfall

laterite

[p. 358] a permanently hard surface left when minerals in tropical soils are leached away

leaching

[p. 392] the washing out into groundwater of soil minerals and nutrients released into soil by decaying organic matter

lingua franca

[p. 392] a common language used to communicate by people who do not speak one another's native languages; often a language of trade

Mano River Union (MRU)

[p. 378] an organization for economic integration that administers a customs union in the subregion comprising Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

mixed agriculture

[p. 370] the raising of variety of crops and animals on a single farm, often to take advantage of several environmental niches

neocolonialism

[p. 355] modern efforts by dominant countries to control economic and political affairs in other countries to further their own aims

pastoralism

[p. 370] a way of life based on herding; practiced primarily in savannas, on desert margins, or in the mixture of grass and shrubs called open bush

polygyny

[p. 390] the taking by a man of more than one wife at a time

Sahel

[p. 357] a band of arid grassland that runs east-west along the southern edge of the Sahara

self-reliant development

[p. 379] small-scale development schemes in rural areas that focus on developing local skills, creating local jobs, producing products or services for local consumption, and maintaining local control so that participants retain a sense of ownership

shifting cultivation

[p. 358] a productive system of agriculture in which small plots are cleared in forestlands, the dried brush is burned to release nutrients, and the clearings are planted with multiple species; grown for 2-3 yrs then abandoned for years of regrowth

Southern African Development Community (SADC)

[p. 378] an organization of 14 countries in Southern and Eastern Africa working together for regional development and freer trade

syncretism (or fusion)

[p. 388] the blending of elements of a new or newly introduced faith with elements of an indigenous religious heritage

West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)

[p. 378] an organization that works to promote economic integration among countries in West Africa that share a common currency

About this deck

By: Robert Spinks
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World Regional Geography Concepts
Created: 2012-02-29
Size: 33 flashcards
Views: 65

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