|
|
to do away
with; Tribes |
Adapt
|
to make
suitable, conform; History |
Ancestor
|
one from
whom an individual is descended; First
Humans |
Anxiety
|
uneasiness,
a feeling of apprehension; Parks |
Apartheid
|
a policy
of racial segregation practiced in South Africa; South,
Tribes |
Aquatic
|
a plant
or animal growing or living in water; Geography |
Basin
|
the region
drained by a river; Central |
Bioregion
|
an area constituting a natural ecological community with
characteristic flora, fauna, and environmental conditions
and bounded by natural rather than artificial borders; Water
|
Cassava
|
an herb-like
tropical plant with a long stock, found mostly underwater that
yields a nutritious starch; South |
Cholera
|
a disease
marked by severe vomiting and dysentery that is often fatal;
Water |
Christian
|
based on
or conforming with Christianity; East;
Languages
& Religion |
| Christianity |
a religion
based on the belief that Christ was the son of God and on his
teachings; Art
|
|
Civilization
|
the culture
and way of life of a people, nation or period regarded as a
stage in the development of organized society; Wars,
People
|
Clan
|
a group made up of households who claim a common ancestor;
First
Humans, Trade
Kingdoms
|
Cichlid
|
any of a
family of mostly tropical, spiny-finned usually freshwater fishes
used for the fishing industry and aquariums in the home; Water |
Climate
|
the average
weather conditions of a place, a prevailing environment; Climate |
Colony
|
a region or state established as the possession of a separate
nation; Languages
& Religion
|
Conservation
|
the planned
management of natural resources; East |
Conservationist
|
a person
who advocates on behalf of natural resources; Conservation |
Crusade
|
a war or
campaign religiously motivated; Wars |
Deforestation
|
the state
of having been cleared of forests; Environment |
|
Democracy
|
a government
by the people, rule of the majority; South |
|
Democratic
|
an individual
or organization favoring democracy; South |
|
Desert
|
dry land
with few trees and little rainfall; West |
Desertification
|
the process
of becoming desert either from inappropriate land management
or climate change; Environment |
Developed
country
|
a country
with a highly organized economy; Health,
Population |
Dialect
|
a regional
variety of a language; Central |
Dormant volcano
|
an innactive
or functioning volcano; Geography |
Drought
|
an extended
and stressful spell of dry weather in a region; Wealth |
Dynasty
|
a succession
of rulers of the same family; Egypt |
Earthquakes
|
a shaking
or trembling of a portion of the earth; History |
|
Economic
|
related
to the production, distribution and consumption of goods and
services; Statistics |
Ecosystem
|
an ecological
community together with its environment, functioning as a unit;
Ecosystems |
Endangered
|
a plant
or animal threatened with extinction; Endangered
Species |
Environment
|
conditions
of land, air and water and how they relate or influence each
other; East,
Statistics,
People |
Epidemic
|
a disease
which affects many people at one time; Health |
Equator
|
an imaginary
line that circles the earth, drawn equal distance from the north
and south poles; Geography |
Ethnic
|
of or relating
to a sizable group of people sharing a common and distinctive
racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage,
People,
Tribes |
Evolution
|
a gradual
process in which something changes into a different and usually
more complex or better form; People |
Evolutionary
|
related
to change of a species by adaptation; People |
Exclusion
|
to put out,
to expel; South,
Wildlife,
Parks |
Famine
|
an extreme
scarcity of food; Wealth |
Generation
|
a single
stage in a family, clan or tribes history. Children, parents
and grandparents represent three generations; First
Humans, Trade
Kingdoms, Music |
Grassland
|
land covered
with long grass and low-growing herbs; Climates,
Ecology,
Parks, First
Humans
|
Herd
|
to assemble
and move animals usually as livestock; Ecosystems |
Highland
|
of or related
to mountainous region; Geography |
HIV/AIDS
|
Human Immunodeficiency
Virus / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Health |
Humanoid
|
a being
that has the characteristics of any species of primate mammals
comprising of living persons and their ancestors; First
Humans |
Indigenous
|
produced,
growing or living in the region of origin; Languages
& Religion |
Infrastructure
|
an underlying
foundation or basic framework; Water,
Population |
Initiation
|
a usually
secret ceremony by which somebody is admitted to a group; Art |
Interference
|
to block
or impede the opposition’s progress; Ecosystems |
Islam
|
Muslim religion
based on the teaching of the prophet Muhammad; Languages
& Religion, Art
|
Islamic
|
of or related
to the Muslim religion; North |
Ivory
|
the hard
creamy-white material that composes an elephant or walrus’s
tusk; Environment,
Endangered
Species
|
Kingdom
|
a country,
city, or state whose head-of-state is a king or queen; Egypt,
Slavery |
Koran
|
the sacred
book of Islam wherein the revelations of Allah are revealed
to Muhammad; Languages
& Religion
|
Language
|
the communication
of thoughts and feelings through a system of arbitrary signals,
such as voice sounds, gestures, or written symbols; Languages
& Religions |
Legumes
|
a large
family of plants having fruit that are dry pods; South |
Logging
|
to clear
land of trees by lumbering; West,
Parks |
Malnutrition
|
poor nutrition
because of an insufficient or poorly balanced diet or faulty
digestion or utilization of foods; Health |
Mediterranean
|
relates
to the body of water that separates Africa, Europe and Asia
or to the land and people around it; Climate |
Migrant
|
one who
moves from one country to another or any person who moves for
access to work, food or climate; History |
Millet
|
any of several
small-seeded cereal and forage grasses cultivated for grain
or hay; Food
|
Minority
|
the smaller
in number of two groups or a part of a population differing
(in race) from the majority; South |
Mores
|
fixed morally
linked customs; People |
Muslim
|
any number
of persons adhering to the Islamic faith;
West, East,
Languages
& Religion
|
|
Nomadic
|
a group
of people who have no fixed residence but move from place to
place;
Trade
Kingdoms
|
Nutrition
|
the processes
by which a person takes in and utilizes food material to maintain
health;
Health
|
Oasis
|
a fertile
or green region in the midst of a much larger arid region; Trade
Kingdoms |
Orphan
|
a child
that survives after the parents have both died or are no longer
present; Health |
Pangaea
|
the name
of the ancient super-continent that incorporated all the earth’s
major landmasses; History |
Poacher
|
one who
hunts or fishes unlawfully; Parks,
Conservation |
Poaching
|
the act
of hunting or fishing unlawfully; Environments,
Ecosystems |
Population
|
the number
of people in a designated area; Population,
Wealth |
Post-colonial
|
of, relating
to, or being the time following the establishment of independence
in a colony; People
|
Priests
|
a person
having authority to perform sacred rites and rituals of a religion;
Trade
Kingdoms
|
Racial
|
due or resulting
from any large subdivisions of mankind sharing physical characteristics,
like skin color or facial features; Tribes |
Rain Forest
|
a tropical
woodland having an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches (254
centimeters) and marked by lofty broad-leafed evergreens forming
a continuous canopy; Geography,
West
|
Refuge
|
a shelter
or some form of protection from danger; East |
Revenue
|
yield from
property or investment, income; Central |
Rituals
|
practiced
forms of religious ceremony; Trade
Kingdoms |
Rural
|
of or relating
to the country or country people, or agriculture; Population |
Sacred
|
a symbol
or part of a religious ceremony considered holy or sanctified;
Music |
Sahara
|
a
desert region of Northern Africa; Geography,
Water,
Endangered
Species |
Sahel
|
the southern
fringe of the Sahara desert; Environment,
Climates |
Savanna
|
grassland
containing scattered trees; Environments,
Endangered
Species |
Sculpture
|
the act,
process, or art of carving, molding, or assembling material;
Art |
Slashing
and burning
|
cutting
a sweeping patch of trees and using fire reduce and recycle
the nutrients contained in them; Ecosystems |
Slave trade
|
the capturing,
transporting, buying, and selling of people as slaves; West |
Slave
|
a person
held as property; Slavery
|
Sorghum
|
a tall tropical
grass grown widely for its edible seeds or its sweet juice that
yields syrup; Food
|
Stone Age
|
the first known period of prehistoric human culture characterized
by stone tools;
First
Humans
|
Supplement
|
to fill up what would be incomplete; South
|
Trade
|
to engage
in the exchange, purchase, barter or sale of goods; Trade
Kingdoms |
Tribal
|
a custom
or object related to a organized group of families, clans, or
generations; Tribes |
Tribe
|
a group
of families, clans, or generations; Tribes,
Trade
Kingdoms |
Tsetse Fly
|
any of several
sub-Saharan flies including those that transmit diseases, such
as sleeping sickness, a serious illness marked by fever, lethargy,
tremors, and weight loss; East
|
Urban
|
relating
to or characteristics of a city; Central |
Volcanic
eruption
|
he explosion
at an opening in the earth’s crust marked by molten rack
and steam, usually appearing like a mountain from all the rock
and ash produced; History |
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