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