Unit 5: Africa

5. A system in which one country rules another area as a colony; the ruling country controls trade with its colony for its own benefit
7. A high, rock-covered flatland in the Sahara
9. A(n) _____ region is an area that is set apart from other places by the way of life of the people who live there.
13. Nomadic _____ involves the raising of livestock for food by moving herds from place to place to find pasture and water.
15. An isolated spot in a desert where water is found
16. The practice of clearing one area for farming for a few years and then moving on to another area when the first has lost its fertility is called _____ agriculture.
18. A version of a language that is spoken in a specific area
19. A powerful wind that blows south from the Sahara between October and March and coats everything with fine, gritty sand
21. A settlement made up of crudely built shacks, often lacking electricity, running water, and garbage service
23. Ethnic _____ refers to a variety of people from different ethnic groups.
24. The gradual wearing away of Earth's surface by the action of wind, water, ice, and gravity
25. A raised area of land, such as a hill or a mountain, with a flat top

1. The policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy of military force
2. Type of farming carried out mainly to provide food for farm families, with little surplus for sale to others
3. Type of farming that involves raising crops for sale, often on large farms
4. An unusually long period in which little or no rain falls
6. A broad, flat land covered with tall grasses and scattered trees
8. The process by which land becomes more and more dry until it turns into desert; may be caused climate change, human activities, or both
10. A(n) _____ group is a group of people who share a common language.
11. A geographic region with too little rainfall to support much plant life
12. A bowl-shaped depression, or hollow, in Earth's surface
14. A gravel-covered desert plain
17. Pastoral _____ move with their animals from place to place in search of pasture and water.
20. Land that is not well-suited for growing crops
22. The usually dry bed of a river or stream in a desert or semiarid area
26. A great sea of sand with tall sand dunes in the Sahara