| Name ________________________ |
Date ____________________
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Africa
Vocabulary
| 1.
AIDS |
a
disease of the immune system that rapidly cause the inability
to fight of common infections. |
| 2.
corrupt |
dishonest
practices. |
| 3.
drought |
a
long period with dry weather. |
| 4.
desertification |
a
rapid depletion of plant life to an area. |
| 5.
epidemic |
affecting
many people in the same location at the same time. |
| 6.
famine |
an
extreme scarcity of food. |
| 7.
grasslands |
an
area of dense grasslike vegetation. |
| 8.
HIV |
a
virus that causes AIDS by infecting the immune system. |
| 9.
malnutrition |
a
lack of eating balanced meals. |
| 10.
Poverty |
having
little or no money. |
| 11.
Refugee |
a
person who flees their homeland in seek of safety. |
| 12.
Savannah |
a
plain region consisting of thick grasses and trees. |
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